One of the things I have found as I get older is that the rate of people dying around me, who I knew personally, often quite well, as well as well known figures in the public arena I have followed, continues to increase. Continue reading →

As some will know, my radio station of choice is Radio 4, and as and when I get the time and opportunity (such as when I’m driving) I listen to a variety of programs on it. Continue reading →

I have just been watching the film “Life of a King”. If I’m honest, it isn’t a great film but then it can’t have been too bad as I don’t often watch a film more than once. Continue reading →

Today I had an eye replacement and I went from blurred vision in one eye to clear. Continue reading →

I came to a view in my early career as a community activist that there were three types of people one might encounter when trying to be active in the community: the fool, the villain and the good guy. Continue reading →

Having the luxury of an hour to spare today, while waiting for my wife who had an appointment, and as I was in the vicinity, I decided to spend it in Churchill Gardens, just across the road to Southend’s Civic Centre. Continue reading →

“Cricket lovely cricket” is the title of a West Indian calypso written in 1950 following the first West Indian victory over the English cricket team on English soil. Continue reading →

One of the things that we are now seeing that we didn’t see (at least in this country) a few years ago are homeless people in and around our high streets, some of who do beg for money. Continue reading →

Having just finished putting my publications relating to my work as a community activist into the public domain, I realize I have said hardly anything about a significant issue that does affect our quality of life – transport. Continue reading →

This is the very first entry to my blog. It is deliberately short and sweet (or at least it started out that way), which is a feat given my tendency to pontificate at length on all sorts of subjects. Continue reading →