Ray Fitzwalter, editor of Granada Television’s pioneering current affairs series, World In Action. It definitely felt like the passing of an era, hearing about Ray Fitzwalter’s death. He was a truly decent person and a wryly funny one too,…
David Bowie (1947 – 2016) I was truly amazed when I first came across an album by this man with the proudly flaunted chicken-chest and daringly challenging face makeup. I had, of course, loved Major Tom and Ziggy Stardust…
The annual Lewes Bonfire celebration was good fun last night – everyone was there, even David Cameron and his beloved pig – sadly they both ended up on the bonfire but I survived the night after an excellent evening that…
A friend reminded me the other day that the human body completely replaces itself every seven years. For me, that’s a cheery thought because seven years ago today, just as my home town of Lewes was getting ready for Halloween,…
Barrack Obama I wrote yesterday about my recovery from political depression after the British General Election in May this year. I’ve kept my thoughts to myself about politicians ever since but, if I’m going to talk about the new…
That day in May 2015 seems such a long time ago – do you remember all those hopes, fears, wild predictions and, yes, cynical sneers? Well, I do. I remember writing enthusiastically about what could be and I…
A lot of people here in Sussex feel shaken by the horrific air-crash on the A27 road at Shoreham yesterday. So far the police have confirmed seven deaths after a plane attempting a loop at the annual Shoreham Airshow crashed…
You could say it was only a church service but it was more than that. You could say it was just about a wedding service but it was more than that. You could say it was just a lot of…
Here in my home town of Lewes, UK, now thanks to secret voters in the recent General Election, a Conservative constituency, we are learning to take the rough with the smooth. It’s spring, which is nice, but it’s been unseasonably…
Lewes MP Norman Baker accepting his defeat last night. Staying up all night didn’t help make things better here in Lewes, UK, after yesterday’s General Election. All it did was make me feel tired and disgruntled this morning…