Sun 19 – Sat 25 June England, my England, what have you done? This really has been one of the most disastrous weeks I can ever remember. As with many disasters, it started off OK and then deterioration came swiftly and sharply. Of course the key calamity was the Referendum result. Empty flag-waving leads to Read More…
Month: June 2016
Murder is caused, it doesn’t just happen
Sunday 11 – Saturday 18 June 2016 ‘Death to traitors, freedom for Britain’ – polititcally motivated murder These were the words last week of the homegrown right-wing terrorist who horrifically murdered Jo Cox, the young and well-loved M.P. I was at work on Thursday afternoon when one colleague told another who knew her that she Read More…
Thanksgiving Service for The Queen
Sunday 5 – Saturday 11 June 2016 Suited and Booted for The Queen’s Thanksgiving Service at St Paul’s The big event of last week was attending the Thanksgiving service for The Queen’s 90 years at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday (and the day also happened to be The Duke of Edinburgh’s 95th birthday). The principal Read More…
Death of a real-life hero
Sunday 29 May – Saturday 4 June 2016 Hero Muhammad Ali Awoke to incredibly sad news on Saturday morning that Muhammad Ali had died. I know he had been very ill for many years but I remember him as the intelligent, good -looking young man who was also an amazing boxer and social champion – Read More…