It is almost a commonplace to say that the current Allied engagement in Afghanistan wasn’t meant to be like this. In April, 2006 the Secretary of Defence, John Reid expressed the hope that “we would be perfectly happy to leave in three years and without firing one shot because our job is to protect the [...]
This Sunday I had no lie in. Instead I went to hang bunting and erect trestle tables on the street.
Sunday 18 July, 2010 was the second national Big Lunch. Run across the country, this is ‘an annual one-day get together with your neighbours’ with a meal at its central focus. These lunches were started by [...]
Giving blood sounds like a good idea. There’s a great shortage apparently and it helps people in need. At the very least, it’s a very easy way of doing a good deed. Easy, that is, if you don’t mind having a needle jabbed in your arm and a pint of blood siphoned off.
A very long [...]
What with the snow – or the ice – becoming annoying and the darkness of January grinding its way towards its lowest point on Blue Monday, it’s time for a little warmth and colour. That is, it’s really time for pantomime. So, last week the lovely Autumn booked us tickets to Aladdin at the Hackney [...]
