British withdrawal from the EU

British art is European art

09/01/202530/01/2020 by John

Throughout the wretched process of British withdrawal from the European Union I have tended to avoid using this blog as a sounding board for my political opinions. Occasionally I have touched on the subject, but there have been three reasons why I have not thought it appropriate. In the first place the majority of my … Read more

On the side of the angels

09/01/202511/01/2019 by John

When it comes to politics I tend to be an observer rather than a participant. I kicked that habit today. I stumbled across the video of a speech made in Parliament today by a Member named David Lamey. (It was actually sent to me by one of my former students, with whom I’m still in … Read more