‘Alone in Berlin’ by Hans Fallada tells of what it was like to live in Berlin under the Nazi party during the Second World War. It gives a truly frightening take on how society breaks down and where everyone is under suspicion because they are all guilty of some form of sedition, whether they know … Continue reading Alone in the UK
Seeing better
There was a soft thud on the mat and the sound of shuffling feet outside the front door. The Post had arrived and I knew this was the parcel I had been waiting for. My eyesight has been getting gradually worse, year after year and when the advert on the television said I could get … Continue reading Seeing better
Happy New Year 2021
Image thanks to WallpaperCave For three years now, I have published a list of resolutions. This is my fourth. They are not things that I have set my heart on achieving but rather things to aim at. For the year just gone I have given myself three and a half out of the five yet … Continue reading Happy New Year 2021
Story without end
Sorry but this is another blog about books, sort of. I’ve been getting through a lot of them during COVID and have just finished ‘After Dark’ by Haruki Murakami. His work is described as surrealism or magical realism and I have been on a bit of a streak of his work. Don’t worry, there are … Continue reading Story without end
House of competition
The news is so depressing these days. To avoid watching the BBC at 6 o’clock I have been turning over to watch Richard Osman’s House of Games. It’s a funny programme in which four contestants ‘compete’ to win naff prizes by answering inventive and amusing questions. It is supposed to be a light hearted show … Continue reading House of competition
Reading your own thoughts
Twice this week I have read my own thoughts in other people’s books. On two separate occasions, one fiction and one non-fiction, I have read things that I have written before. Don’t get me wrong, I am not for one minute suggesting that either of the authors had taken my ideas as their own. There … Continue reading Reading your own thoughts
Male and pale
Bernadine Evaristo I’m male, pale and perhaps a bit stale, or so the saying goes. There is not much I can do about the first two but I hope I can work on the last point. Perhaps there is something I can do though. I could start by thinking about the issues around diversity and … Continue reading Male and pale
Find a cure
Image thanks to Yale School of Health It’s fantastic news that several vaccines have been found to address the COVID-19 pandemic. We are still a long way away from being in the clear but the pharmaceutical companies and science in general have made amazing strides forward in such a short space of time. Interesting fact: … Continue reading Find a cure
Freedom from dogma
Iamge thanks to AZ Quotes Over the last few weeks I have had the chance to mention my freedom agenda in various conversations. Freedom from location, freedom from hierarchy and freedom from dogma. If you want to know more it is in my book ‘Paradigms Lost’. With the last one I have always referred to … Continue reading Freedom from dogma
Wear a bracelet
Image thanks to Fox Business From the Independent: ‘People in the UK who test negative for coronavirus should be given a wristband to help them identify themselves as Covid-free, a government advisory body has recommended. Allowing citizens who display the wristband to move around more freely would help the country recover more quickly, according to … Continue reading Wear a bracelet
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 