Sunday, 30 April 2017

A vegetarian gives me a useful lesson

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It’s always salutary to be taught a lesson about your own character. When the process comes in combination with an excellent meal, the exp...
Friday, 28 April 2017

A shining window casts a light on our own existence

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Two people struck me particularly when we first moved to our present house five years ago. Right next door was the neighbour from hell. Th...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Anglos of the World Unite!

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Donald Trump approaches the end of his first hundred days with no achievements to boast for them. He tried to undo Obamacare and failed (for...
Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Left and right: opposite wings or the meeting point of a circle?

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“Any delay in the ranks of the left exposes us, at the very least, to a further advance by the far right, which will further reduce the soci...
Sunday, 23 April 2017

The Holy Grail and other aspirations. LIke European unity.

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My wife points out that we face the possibility of moving, for the first time in our lives, to a place where we’ve chosen to live. That do...
Thursday, 20 April 2017

Labour and the coming general election: the context

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As we in the British Labour Party prepare for our next general election, on 8 June, it struck me as interesting to look at the others there ...
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Wednesday, 19 April 2017

UK General Election: the real action starts the day after

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Exciting times for us in Britain, as we head for another, and rather premature, general election. Well, moderately exciting. There is a ge...
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