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Continue reading →: Inclusive
The solidarity of the LGBTQ+ community is a safeguard against the sort of bigotry and hatred that puts lives at risk. I was saddened to see that serving police officers in Belfast were no longer allowed by the PSNI to join this year’s Pride march dressed in their uniforms. At…
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Continue reading →: Soap box
The UK economy is struggling to show signs of growth and recovery from its huge losses under Liz Truss. Sunak is trying to convince the electorate that he is a safe pair of hands, getting to grips with inflation, curbing excessive public sector wage demands and taxing alcohol according to…
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Continue reading →: Free at the point of incarceration
Those on remand should be able to check in to a Premier prison safe in the knowledge that their stay will be charged at market prices and rated on TripAdvisor. Those wrongly accused will receive a full refund and a complimentary voucher to visit the Clink Museum. A public/private finance…
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Continue reading →: Hey Mr Taliban
The calipso has been adopted by the Afghan government as their official approved musical genre. To celebrate this momentous decision musical instruments have been piled up and set alight. Music schools have been closed and staff laid off. This will give people the chance to develop a Caribbean patois and…
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Continue reading →: Photography exhibition
Botanic Gardens in Belfast has a brilliant annual outdoor photography exhibition, the Belfast Photo Festival. This year’s exhibition finished on 30 June and had some stunning images.
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Continue reading →: So much clutter
We are embarking on a major renovation project, replacing flooring, windows, heating system and opening up the kitchen and dining room with a small extension at the rear of the property. To do this we will have to put all our furniture and stuff into storage. It’s the sheer volume…
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Continue reading →: Drawing
Drawing with my fingers takes me back to my childhood when spreading paint about on paper was deliciously mucky. Artflow is an easy to use app that lets me doodle away and share my genius.
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Continue reading →: The examined life
Socrates places a heavy burden on humanity with his assertion that an unexamined life is not worth living. His philosophical genius was to question accepted wisdom through argument. It follows that we should test this Socratic dictate. If we have lived a conscientious life, observing moral principles and treating others…
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Continue reading →: Lessons
My enjoyment of Ian McEwan’s writing is a perverse pleasure. The unsettling fiction describes human situations that are tinged with darkness but are narrated with the calmness of ordinary behaviour. Roland, the main character in Lessons, was an eleven year old schoolboy seduced by his piano teacher. His story and…
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