Royalists and republicans throughout the UK are responding to the news that the reign of Queen Elizabeth II has come to an end. Many citizens are grief stricken while others are taking the opportunity to relay their disdain for the institution that is royalty and all that represents. For some…

Tell stories that mean something — Life is made up of stories and only through stories can we make sense of the world which is probably why young children are so engaged by them. …

Straight off the bat I need to emphasize that I don’t believe any human being is garbage though I have to hold myself back from expressing that sometimes. …

Or so the saying goes. I believe this refers to the situation where you assume the absence of a response to be a positive rather than an assertion that all news is definitively bad. …

A poem — I sleep I breathe I eat I work I play I am I try I fail I fall I break I don’t I do I win I lose I gain I find I fix I can I did I doubt I dig I find I thought I knew I see I…

It’s pretty clear that in the United States of America we’re seeing an empire in decline. It doesn’t have the appearance of an empire such as that of Britain. It doesn’t rule colonies in the way Britain did but it has over 800 military bases around the world, replaces regimes…

Fantastic Beasts: the Secrets of Dumbledore — J.K. Rowling is a dollar billionaire. With that comes the power to fulfil your dreams. With that you could employ the best screenwriters, the best producers and directors. You could create something marvellous and inspirational. You could create something timeless and ground breaking. …

Sponsored by Creative West End — At 12 noon (19th December) Rae Tribbick and Andrew Morris set up a Raku furnace on the beach near the Battery and brought out the pots we’d created at the West End Christmas Market a couple of weeks earlier. The pots had been biscuit fired (baked) and glazed ready for…

My part in it’s downfall — One story has dominated the media this week. It’s the №10 office party that we’ve heard took place last Christmas at a time when gatherings were being strictly regulated. Loved ones were having to face death alone (the most egregious aspect of this sordid affair) while planned family gatherings were…