K and I met up with Rojin yesterday and nipped round the National Gallery for a whistle-stop tour. We then wandered down the south bank towards the Tate Modern and I got to see the Globe Theatre for the first time. I can’t believe that it’s round the corner from the Tate Modern. We stopped […]
I was angered when Madonna of all people criticised London transport last week. She has also criticised the NHS in the past. I am not interested in ignorant rich people who think the roads, hospitals and other such useful things were invented purely for them but I am furious that they think they can comment […]
I’m back in London after a very refreshing holiday in Wales. The highlight was sitting in a hot tub looking at the moon whilst sipping champagne. That was pretty good. The worst bit was probably the time we trudged miles in the pouring rain but that was pretty mild compared to the wet adventure I […]
It’s good to see that teachers are resisting overt propaganda in schools. In an attempt to bring up a generation of young people with misconceptions about the Iraq war the the MOD has prepared lesson plans with their own version of events. Luckily instead of blindly walking into the classroom and teaching this 1984 style […]
I was pleased to see that students at UCL have voted to kick the army out of union buildings. This is the third university in London that has seen such radical action. It’s pleasing to see that student unions are taking the lead even if the universities lag behind. This was particularly cheering news for […]
I have just finished watching a film called ‘What would Jesus buy’ featuring a rather eccentric activist Reverend Billy. The group he has set up has been campaigning about a variety of things but the film focuses on the anti consumerism message. Combined with the anti Walmart film I indulged in last night I am […]
As popular demand dictates so I must blog!! I seem to have been very busy over the last couple of weeks. I have indulged in a stream of visitors namely Mum, Will and Rich and in an abundance of museum visits. I have been patronising the British Museum, The National Gallery, The V&A and the […]
I’ve just had the pleasure of reading George Monbiot’s thoughts on careers. It’s quite a good article and particularly nice to read if you haven’t taken a traditional career choice route and you’re feeling like a bit of failure. It’s interesting that he says that people encourage you not to specialise in journalism because I’ve […]
I’m saddened to see that Terry Eagleton faces the sack possibly because of his public argument with Martin Amis. Amis it appears made a rather nasty comment post 11th September: “There’s a definite urge – don’t you have it? – to say, ‘The Muslim community will have to suffer until it gets its house in […]
I tootled off to watch The Verb being recorded on Friday night. It was all quite exciting and something I would suggest you do if you’re around London. The tickets are free which is nice. I then spent a very pleasant Saturday in Chiswick. I popped into Maison Blanc for a delicious breakfast/lunch moment. It’s […]