Seen from elsewhereHere in France a technocrat government slips awkwardly into place as England surpasses itself with frockgate — file under successful…Sep 27, 2024Sep 27, 2024
The revolt of the slaves or why I don’t want to get into bed with Douglas MurrayThere are many religious persons on our globe, that is to say people who get comfort from prayer. Murray is an atheist, he is not a…Jun 1, 2024Jun 1, 2024
Rory Stewart’s book: Politics on the edgeLife has its charms. Serendipity for example. We run a community book exchange in a small Pyrenean town and a man came in with a sack of…Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
Towards a natural history of London gangs?Whose heart does not sink when they hear of another teenage stabbing in London? I know mine does. Behind the stabbings (a proof to “get…Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023
Memories and their shadowsThere are some recurring, involuntary, memories that have no shadows. The instance drops away into nothing. They are snapshots: the western…Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023
I spy ChineseI moved from the countryside to a town so that I could learn to live in a population dense society. The so-called Chinese question is an…May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
France goes to war.The L.A.C. near Sigean is a two storey former warehouse now an art gallery. On the top storey is a permanent collection including Mondrian…May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
My LearnerSometime in late 1993 I had an interview with Northern Foods PLC in their boardroom on the top floor of modern offices by the River Hull…Mar 5, 2023Mar 5, 2023
