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Aug 20, 20214 min readBoris Johnson Chokes on his Dog Whistle“Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together” - Olympic Motto 2021 I made a promise to myself. It was high Summer. The meadows of Oxfordshire...
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Jun 23, 20208 min readWe Must Learn the LessonsThe Coronavirus epidemic is over! Well……..over in political terms. The virus continues to spread, people are still getting ill and...
Jun 10, 20204 min readLet's play statues.The Brits love a statue. Visit any city or large town and you find a statue or two. They are usually located outside the Town Hall, in...
Jun 7, 20205 min readIt’s not a Zero-Sum Game!I cannot remember when I first came across what we today call “casual racism”. Having grown up in 1950s Brighton, I do not recall seeing...