I am staying with my dear friend Het in Cornwall. It’s heaven. Dave is at home, watering the plants. This is the view from my bed last eve...

  I refer you to this article in Middle East Eye: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-west-must-act-save-hussam-abu-safiya-risk-kille...

  The headlines say the UK is investing £4.7 billion in defence. I call it warfare. Why aren’t we investing in diplomacy? Why aren’t we inve...

  We have had roofers here for over a week, with scaffolding round most of the house and a skip in the drive. But the front garden looks bea...

  First - thank goodness for the sound majority of Andy Burnham. Phew. Reform was soundly beaten. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Now for what I wanted...

  I was standing in the check out queue in Sainsbury’s, watching a man take an age to pack his shopping, while the cashier sat watching him,...

  This week is Refugee Week.  I was online looking for something I’d written in The Times and instead of finding it, I came across a piece I...

  “David was an inspiration to artists and an evangelist for joy who gave the gift of his art to a world that really needs more not less of ...

  While Dave has had constant heavy rain and even hail this week, we had another lovely day yesterday. Cold and sunny but warm enough out of...

  More holiday snaps. I’m feeling too lazy/relaxed to write. Stackpole Estate on Sunday… An inlet full of flowering lilies  The day began on...