billionaires
we have a tradition in our family that jen started a few years back of giving books as easter gifts. mine this year was billionaires by darryl cunningham. it is…
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April 30, 2020
grenfell tower beattitudes
really enjoying getting to know paul bradbury more over the last few months. he has posted a poem/lament over on his blog the grenfell tower beattitudes
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June 20, 2017
progress and diabolical regimes
kate tempest in fine form on q and a with a poem progress. it's also worth watching the discussion on diabolical regimes that leads up to it which is here.
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May 19, 2016
babylon’s falling
i really hope it is! i am so pleased that someone has leaked the panama papers. they show what we all know really. the so called democratic world we live…
April 4, 2016
wake up [2] wealth: having it all and wanting more
the current situation of the wealthy elite in our country and indeed even more so in our world is disgusting and something has got to change. at times i have…
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January 19, 2015
this stopped me in my tracks…
i snapped this on my phone today - an ad from oxfam in today's guardian. when you see it put that starkly it just seems ridiculous, an outrage. why do…
November 3, 2014
marginal losses
wonderful article from jenny baker on marginal losses . she has just finished a book on equality between men and women that will be out in the new year. i…
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October 23, 2013
surviving at 16
richard passmore offers a very moving reflection on memories of being 16 and that he wouldn't survive today with the latest government proposals on young people which demonstrate a society…
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October 9, 2013