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A question for you, Michael
How do you sleep at night? There is footage of John Lennon asking this question, while jamming in a studio with George Harrison during the early 70s. The question is aimed at Paul McCartney; the...
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… Writing a guest post for my blogging chum Suzanne for her week long series on Marriage. Thanks for the invite Suzanne, it was great fun to write!
View Articlethe plan is, there is no plan
Who is that hiding in the shadows turning the screws? The last week of a half term over, and I am done. I’m exhausted, our kids are exhausted. Enough already. For the next week, I am not playing the...
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motto of my week #4
It’s nice when you travelling at the same speed as your kids, isn’t it? – Dina, a chum of mine. A few days ago I wrote about how, for this half term, there would be NO plan. I have been by and large...
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motto of my week #5
You have reached your destination – any annoying satellite navigation system or Be where you’re at – Buddhism, oversimplified We write lists, make our way through tasks, assuming that once goals are...
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be a signpost, not a weathercock
Politically, I have never sat quite as far left as Anthony Wedgewood Benn. But boy did I admire him. His eloquence, his honesty, and his refusal to promote policies that, however popular/populist,...
View Articlewhen I am not here I am somewhere else
There are only so many hours in a week. I would love to write posts for NDBI more often, but the pull of earning money and doing all the other things that must be done, takes precedence. Great ideas...
View Articlewhat I know about British kids
This month sees me feeling a little pride. It is twelve months since I changed my job description to ‘freelance writer’. As regular readers will know, I am genuinely preoccupied by elements of...
View Articlethe continuing satisfaction of the long distance swimmer
I have just two weeks left before I complete my 5k swim for Cancer Research. I am doing the swim in memory of my Mother-in-Law, who passed away last August. I hope to raise a £1000, but I’m a way off...
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motto of my week #6
The best classroom and the richest cupboard is roofed only by the sky – Margaret McMillan If any one issue crystalises the battle for the hearts and minds of British children right now, it is the...
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