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Posts from the ‘UK’ Category

One death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic (especially if it’s my fault) on July 7, 2020

A time to do unspeakable things on July 6, 2020

Corona Diaries: dyspepsia unchained on July 5, 2020

Lockdown Reading: reflections on a school on July 4, 2020

Opening time in England: joy unconfined? on July 3, 2020

Corona Diaries: living to eat on July 2, 2020

The Sloganators: mad men in tee shirts on July 1, 2020

Where sheep may safely graze? New times, hidden divides on June 30, 2020

Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads: from the sublime to the, er, sublime on June 29, 2020

Faraway countries of which we know nothing on June 28, 2020

Corona Diaries: the new normal is a strange place on June 27, 2020

Keir Starmer and the new interesting on June 25, 2020

Corona Diaries: the conclave of the rule-makers on June 24, 2020

Another rose in my political garden on June 24, 2020

Corona Diaries: the gap that only cricket can fill on June 23, 2020

First we take Piddletrenthide… on June 23, 2020

We’re the fat pigs now – George Orwell would be highly amused on June 22, 2020

Lockdown Reading: Nathaniel’s Nutmeg on June 21, 2020

America and the myths of Britishness – putting the boot on the other foot on June 20, 2020

The Salisbury Poisonings, and how our dreams of apocalyse have changed on June 19, 2020

Corona Diaries: is COVID the great wake-up call for those of us who waddle? on June 18, 2020

Is Global Britain all about us? on June 17, 2020

Corona Diaries: Welcome to the Demented Season on June 16, 2020

Corona Diaries: escape strategies on June 15, 2020

Corona Diaries: Oh to be in England, especially when you’re off games on June 14, 2020

Corona Diaries: Ramadan in Lockdown on June 13, 2020

When a fire is raging, you have a choice on June 12, 2020

Corona Diaries: keeping the milk unspilt on June 11, 2020

Corona Diaries: exam assessments – pity the poor teachers on June 11, 2020

Corona Diaries: it will not be like this forever on June 10, 2020