British politics offered a brief moment of hope today as the ethical Tories finally rebelled again no-deal Brexit. They’ve been chucked out, and some, at least, should be given medals for the courage of their convictions. Ken Clarke, Dominic Grieve, David Gauke, maybe a few others. On the other hand, Boris and Rees-Mogg both showed […]
Hand of the stone
We took a taxi to Curi Cancha reserve, asked for a map for a 3 or 4 hour long walk, and off we went. To begin with there were a few people around, a Chinese family with some of those really immense cameras all pointing up into a tree. We tried to see what they […]
Thoughts on two articles in the Observer
The music was very loud again last night and did not stop till 4. There is something about the way that sound echoes in our street, it is very loud indeed so it made for a very uncomfortable night, again. Anyway, I woke up at 7 so feel quite underslept, plus there is no milk […]
New normal
I have been watching, appalled, the most recent Brexit antics by all that miserable gaggle of deplorables in Westminster. What seems to me absolutely shameful, and it is something that the way the media is structured to react to the current-shiniest object, is how it has moved the spectrum of possibility from Leave vs Remain […]
Unconscionable
An unconscionably late post. (Soon I will run out of embarrassed titles for late posts and then there will be a reckoning). Not much has happened in the past week. I have been going for my lessons and finding out a little more about Colombian history and life in Laureles from my teacher. It’s a […]
Head case
The second day was less pleasant than the first. The first part of the walk was very easy indeed: first a steep walk down to the floor of the narrow valley with a small yellow silted river (I would call it a stream really) running down in, and then along the stream for about four […]
Clinging on
The European election results are in, with no surprises and will be interpreted by everyone as they think best. I voted for the Greens as the Remainer party that also had a coherent EU manifesto that I largely agreed with. I’d hoped they’d pick up a third London seat, but oh well. All in all, […]
State of the nation
I have received some work I’d been waiting for for some time. It’s a major report on nutrition which needs editing, and is fascinating reading. I can’t say anything about it for now, of course, but will say that things are both better and worse depending on your perspective. This is a major study, with […]
Underwater
I was underwater for a few days. I had a big deadline last night and was plugging away at it (after having taken Monday off to visit the pyramid) but, more to the point, it was that sort time so I was very weak and occasionally wracked with pain. Plus two days of headachey-ness – […]
Shame
Every time I think that I have reached the height of disgust and despair, a new height is reached. I’m used to it from Pakistan, and now buffeted by it from every direction.