I have just heard that the new James Bond the 25th is going to be called No time to die. When one gets on a bit then such a title has uncomfortable resonance. I have been rehearsing my lines “Bond, James Bond” but somehow it does quite come […]
The election on 12 December 2019 is correctly dominating debate in the UK. A recent visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum included many exhibits that can be interpreted through the same kaleidoscope of events Firstly the politicians and broadcasters target the typical voter- the family man with […]
This is to rephrase that classic quote “Events dear boy Events”, from the MacMillan era after the invasion of Suez in 1956. There is much debate as to who actually said this first. Despite that uncertainty in the interim it has become folk lore. The other is that […]
Getting inspired to take photographs is quite challenging- yet if can come from any where or when. This is a blown glass bowl that we have had for years. Appreciated but gently ignored day to day Then for what ever reason a disaster strikes and the […]
I hope you’ll appreciate that there are no photographs from the Holocaust Gallery of the Imperial War Museum London to accompany this piece. Partly it is the ruling from the Imperial War Museum and also because the images themselves are quite disturbing. The gallery was only recently revamped […]
A good meeting with friends over coffee requires a topic of conversation- think book clubs or political discussions- strangely heated at this time. Have you ever discussed Car washing?. This can have all sorts to angles and should not get too heated (a blessing at this time of […]
We saw a fascinating display at the Museum in Gdansk recently. It was a mock up of a bank from the 1930’s. Although it covers a period that was in the early part of last century we are still affected by it. These are pictures to depict what […]
It was a trip to Birmingham along the M40 and then onto the M42. As always, we relied on Google Maps. This has worked fine in the past. There was a steady stream of lorries to pass. Until that is one of the lorries decided it was going […]
This is the second part of a piece written about the Invasion of Iraq in 2003. The first tells the story of Katherine Gunn who acted as whistle blower and released a memo showing how the Government was trying to influence the debate in the UN about the […]