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The Lunatics have taken over the Asylum…
As time has gone by, the credibility of the United Nations’ climate conferences has worn increasingly thin. At COP27, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, most environmental campaigners were shut out, while behind closed doors the world leaders, in whose hands … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climatechange, cop28, Environment, global-warming, globalwarming, press-releases
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Looks like it’s self-publishing again!
Over the past ten months I’ve been submitting my latest novel to literary agencies – learning and honing my synopsis, and my approach, as I go… But it looks like I’ve been wasting my time – once again, I’ve drawn … Continue reading
Is it a crime to burn a book ?
Or can this apparently destructive act sometimes be a force for good? The furore over the quran burnings in Sweden have apparently sparked outrage in the Islamic world, and a difficult debate about freedom of expression in the more secular … Continue reading
Finding an Agent
It’s been a long time in the making, but finally I’m there: novel number three is at last finished. Thanks to everyone who read the draft. I’ve been encouraged that the feedback was so positive, and am grateful for all … Continue reading
Coronation Chicken…
Can I open my eyes? Is it over yet – the festival of privilege?The TV has been off, I’ve been maintaining radio silence, trying to avoid the nonsense that has been going on in my name, but not with my … Continue reading
The Unbearable Weight of Human Beings…
A recent study by the Weizmann Institute of science has been widely reported in the press. It found that ‘Wild land mammals weigh less than 10% of the combined weight of humans’. Now, curious minds will be wondering just how … Continue reading
Roald and the chop-up factory…
The new editions of Roald Dahl’s children’s books have been edited for ‘sensitivity’, and as you may have seen, it’s caused something of a furore, with allegations of ‘political correctness gone mad’, and that horrible pejorative word ‘woke’ being thrown … Continue reading
The Satanic Verses – Book Review
I bought this book more out of a sense of duty than anything else – a desire to show support for its author. As I’m sure you’ll all know, shortly after the book was published (1988), Salman Rushdie had a … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, fatwa, Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses
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Book Review – The Reluctant Gay Activist
This is the memoir of the late Terry Sanderson, familiar to me as a leading light in the National Secular Society (NSS), of which I’ve been a member for some years. I never spoke to Terry, but I remember him … Continue reading
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Tagged campaigner, Gay, LGBT, National Secular Society, NSS, Terry Sanderson
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Why has no-one asked us if we actually want another Monarch..?
An aging monarch has died, rather suddenly, and without a second thought the Establishment has fired up the archaic, grinding, heavy machinery that will install a replacement. There has been no pause, no chance for people to think about the … Continue reading