Sleeping with Leviathan
The stretch of the A647 between Bradford and Leeds is a speed camera trap. At…
Tag: mediocrity
On Monarchy and Mobility
We’ve come so far, only to go backwards. In 1964, the British people elected Labour…
Review: “The Iron Lady” starring Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent
[AMAZONPRODUCT=B004U5BYZQ] Generally speaking, I only write reviews for films and books which I’ve enjoyed. Part…
Profiles in Timidity and Courage
The Queen’s Speech was long on pomp, short on circumstance. I’ve listened to a fair…
A Plague of Hobgoblins
What a difference a panic makes. Last Thursday, I decided I’d go shopping on my…
A Modest Proposal
I remember 1997. I know what it was like to live under the last Conservative…
The Irresponsible State
On Monday, David Cameron made a rather rambling and long winded speech; my other half…
The Kingdom of Paranoia
It’s usually at about this time of year that I become particularly sentimental and my…
Losing Generations
It has been nearly a month since I graduated. My life is slowly returning to…