history

A little bit of legend

From 1996 though until 1998 I attended Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge.  During that time I studied for five A-levels, took 4 A-levels, learnt how to party, partied, and plotted a legendary prank.
We were inspired by some Cambridge engineering students who had, the story went, placed a car on top of a university [...]

G20

Never before have I ventured on a protest march or rally but to this one I did.  On Saturday I joined another 35,000 people and marched from Parliament Square to Hyde Park on the Put People First march for Jobs, Justice and Climate ahead of the G20 summit in London this week.

It’s not that I [...]

Politics and faith

Barrack Obama is not God, or Jesus.  He might well be one of the many prophets of our time though.
What’s a prophet though?  Someone who can speak profound truth about the state of the world and warn against what will happen if something is not done (as opposed to the common mis-conception of someone who [...]

Advices and Queries 33

I have never been an enthuastic proponent of social justice.  I suspect this is because I’m fundamentally selfish and honest about it.  (I’d also like to play the growing up in a house of Tearcraft sales - although this is obviously a cop out!)   However I was both slightly amused and frustrated by the [...]

The chemistry of weddings

Ok ok.  I’ve been a little slack on the posting every day thing.  No excuses.  Onwards.
This last weekend I was at a wedding and I’m beginning to get good at these things now.  I reckon that within the next few I will actually start to get round to buying gifts and cards before the wedding. [...]