Ian Dury

Ian Dury

I’m posting this picture of Ian Dury in honour of his brilliant song Spasticus Autisticus, which was featured in the Paralympic opening ceremony last night! The rage that Ian felt was searingly articulated in his life’s work. He was a genius in his own...
That’s the wretched place where my tonsils were taken out

That’s the wretched place where my tonsils were taken out

I promise that I’m going to get off the subject of teeth and sweets, but before I do I thought you might appreciate the blend of cake and flowers! As you know, I really love the latter, and try to resist the former! Your responses to yesterday’s blog were...

Mary Robinson is one of my absolute heroes

Mary Robinson is one of my absolute heroes and a total inspiration to the world. Please take note that her book "EVERYBODY MATTERS" is coming out in September. You can pre order it on Amazon here now…
I don’t know about you, but

I don’t know about you, but

I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, the sight of toffee apples like these would send me into a state of instant rapture. There’s something about the combination of the hard sweet toffee coating contrasted with the crisp fresh crunchiness of the...