When I was seven, my father took my brother and I out onto the street outside our house to see … More
Month: August 2016
Reading Wodehouse
I’ve stayed away from P.G.Wodehouse, perhaps because I lack sympathy with the aristocratic milieu that his characters inhabit, but … More
Notes on RideLondon 100
I rode the RideLondon 100 at the end of July–a 100 mile circuit on closed roads that starts at the … More
Bleeding them white
Of course I knew that Verdun was a bloodbath, fought out largely between the French and German armies. But … More