Category Archives: This sceptred isle

There was a woman walking along the footpath beside the A38 today. It was a warm afternoon, some sunshine between the clouds. A summer’s day out in the fresh air, what could be more healthy? Clearly, even taking a walk … Continue reading →

Among all the stories of vaccines in the news, it was easy to miss the story on Friday that there could be a “superhero” vaccine developed.  According to Professor Euan Ashley: This has the potential to greatly reduce the burden … Continue reading →

A ceremony to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of evacuation had been reported on the television news the previous day. The report prompted her recollections of that distant summer, a time written on the pages of history books but fresh and … Continue reading →

BBC Radio 4’s Last Word programme included an obituary for Mary Kemp, a leading figure in the rise of the Green Party. Thirty years ago, with Derek Wall, Mary Kemp was co-author of A Green Manifesto for the 1990s. Kemp … Continue reading →

Midsummer’s Night: the last time I encountered the play inspired by the occasion was not at the theatre, but in a classroom. Called to cover a Year 7 class for an English teacher, I was delighted to find that they … Continue reading →