Apr 19, 2013 | Blog
I met this group of wonderful musicians from Mali at the Skoll Forum for social entrepreneurs in Oxford last week. HIV AIDS is still a massive challenge in Mali, as well as all the other harsh challenges they are having to face. The spirit of Malian music can never be...
Apr 18, 2013 | Blog
Heartbreaking news from Boston this morning. The generic pictures of post apocalyptic smoke plumes towering over buildings. The bloody chaos and total mayhem. Those of us who’ve never experienced an event like this can never know the full impact of it’s...
Apr 14, 2013 | Blog
Looks like Spring might be springing here in London Town.. Buds bursting.. Leaves emerging.. This old magnolia has the edges of it’s petals singed.. Strange magnolia blossom indeed..
Apr 11, 2013 | Blog
Yesterday’s blog only served to illustrate the main essence of it’s message…that Margaret Thatcher was a political leader who provoked powerfully polarised responses. To those of you who wrote intelligently and respectfully…It’s always...
Apr 10, 2013 | Blog
Margaret Thatcher’s death has provoked an outpouring of polarised responses, clearly reflecting how people felt, and still feel about her, right up to the present day. As a political leader, her style was strident (some would say strong), inflexible (some would...
Apr 7, 2013 | Blog
I used to love drawing .. It’s the kind of solitary pursuit that fits in rather well as an only child. I made this self portrait in 1983 .. Just before Sweet Dreams.. A much younger self.. before travelling the world and the seven seas. Twenty seven seems like...
