The good news is that the Hay Literary Festival has just started, but the not-such-good news is that it’s online for the second year in a row. Online has many advantages – think of all the people who can now watch the events if they choose, while before it was limited to those who could…
Month: May 2021
Save me from the news
We have a newspaper delivered every day. I know, how quaint! I love getting the paper, but I have only limited interest in the news. Nearly all of it is bad and I find politics boring and too slow-moving to hold my attention for long. Harold Wilson, the British Prime Minister, is credited with the…
Misleading my readers
I know it’s hard to believe, but I have, in the past, been accused of inaccuracy. I prefer to think of it as artistic licence, but there has even been mention of suing me under the Trade Descriptions Act. I think it was a joke. I am forced to admit, however, that you would find…
Is gratitude the answer to everything?
Sometimes I feel like I’m reading the same article over and over again. I’m sure you know the one – it’s written by an expert and gives advice on how to solve one of the many health problems we all face. It doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s guidance on how to live longer, protect…