A way in
Writing
A way into the things I’ve written, rather than the whole lot. Start with a few selected pieces, browse by subject, or see the most recent longer posts.
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Selected writing
Digging the Lost Tapes Restoration of Grimsby's No. 1 Band in 1996
Hovercraft (UK) were a real live band, briefly, in 1995-96. We hovered in, made a lot of noise, broke down and sank without a trace, all in the space of nine months. We were number …
The Pied Piper of Ealing
A couple of weeks ago, big kid sang at the Royal Albert Hall in “Ealing Together: Harmony in Diversity,” performing lyrics by Jewish socialist and renowned children’s author …
Perceval House W5: Where Local Democracy In Ealing Goes To Die
The Children’s Centres Crusade Chapter 1: The Art of Political Contradiction In the London Borough of Ealing, our elected representatives have perfected something remarkable: the …
Person of Interest 101
The voicemail asked me to call 101 and quote my call reference number. It took three attempts to get through to a human being. I guess they really are all busy dealing with …
Everything you ever wanted to know about the cost of fish and chips and more
Three days ago I went to Ambridge’s fish and chip shop in Spilsby to get lunch for me, my mum, my wife and two kids. A run-of-the-mill affair, uncontroversial, and unremarkable. As …
A new hope
It’s been quite a week. My Mum has had a rough few years. Eight years ago, aged 71, she lost John (my step-Dad) to cancer. One moment he was fine, the next he started deteriorating …
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Browse by subject
A provisional reader-facing set for now. The full category taxonomy stays in the Archive until the category audit.
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