A Conversation with Eleanor of Aquitaine
(This piece is also posted at Drawn to the Page. The pictures are my own but were taken with the […]
60 years was a long wait
“Bobbing in the waves of bewilderment and lucidity” These words are from The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson which I bought […]
The Women’s Equality Party
After reading a piece by Nick Cohen in Sunday’s Observer (27.09.2015),today I joined the Women’s Equality Party… …the first time […]
“The death of freedom, the triumph of violence, and the enslavement of the mind”
………… will occur if we do not whole-heartedly embrace the hard won traditions of freedom, democracy and the enlightenment. Albert […]
Turner Prize 2014
First posted 2014/10/05 The ultimate comment on the ultimate vanity in art “Boring! Not even depressing”. On a message board adjacent […]
James Foley – my tribute……
….by way of Albert Camus When deaths come in large numbers the victims tend to lose their unique identity and […]
“Putin aid” ……
……….does he have a Rasputin type adviser? Vladamir Putin doesn’t miss a trick when backed up against a diplomatic wall […]
EU Sanctions
The EU makes a major statement. Have the non-EU Europeans signed up? Last week Marietje Schaake, a Netherlands MEP, delivered […]
Putin’s Russia
The Putin regime’s total disdain for the victims of the MH17 crash is encapsulated in this laughable graphic which currently […]