I have been very touched by the number of people, known and unknown, who have tweeted birthday wishes to me today. . Continue reading “Another birthday: 81 not out”
Category: MUSINGS
A need for greater empathy
In the current discussion about the leadership of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry David Lammy MP, who understands these issues so well, has just said: Continue reading “A need for greater empathy”
Brexit musings: (1) The cost of withdrawal
Although I do not pretend to be an expert on EU law, I am writing this blog in an effort to explain in fairly simple terms some of the issues surrounding Brexit that are currently being canvassed by way of megaphone diplomacy. Continue reading “Brexit musings: (1) The cost of withdrawal”
Some musings about my blogs – 18 months on
Over the last few days I have received out of the blue via my Contact Page two unsolicited tributes to what I have been trying to achieve through my blogs over the last 18 months. Continue reading “Some musings about my blogs – 18 months on”
Justice for the Birmingham 21
What were you doing in November 1974? The Prime Minister had just come of age at 18. The Home Secretary was 11 years old. The Lord Chancellor had not yet been born. And the lives of 21 people came to an end in the Birmingham pub bombings. Continue reading “Justice for the Birmingham 21”
Henry Brooke 