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Ive started to see articles (including one by Piers Morgan)
Ive started to see articles (including one by Piers Morgan) claiming that Muslims in France havent condemned the recent killings. This is absolute rub...

Very excited that this 1930s recording of Auden reading is now on
Very excited that this 1930s recording of Auden reading is now on youtube (wondering if it will stay there). The last three stanzas are missing, unfor...

I was reminded by a string of comments on Sheenagh Pughs page how
I was reminded by a string of comments on Sheenagh Pughs page how much I dislike most Disneyfication of folk and fairy tales. However I continue to ha...

Its All Saints Day. What an opportunity for Strictly Come Dancing.
Its All Saints Day. What an opportunity for Strictly Come Dancing. Contestants could be asked to dance while impersonating their favourite saints (und...

For Black History Month quite a number of people have been
For Black History Month quite a number of people have been blogging on their favourite/most influential black writers. Ive been too busy to do this so...

There are many problems with this but Id like to draw attention to
There are many problems with this but Id like to draw attention to a couple. To start with, theres this: It would be run by private-sector providers s...

Yesterday evening Deborah Mutch and I headed to Nottingham
Yesterday evening Deborah Mutch and I headed to Nottingham Playhouse to see the new play, Propaganda Swing - an absorbing and complex play about jazz,...

Yesterday I finally went into Five Leaves Bookshop to order a copy
Yesterday I finally went into Five Leaves Bookshop to order a copy of Sheenagh Pughs Short Days, Long Shadows, only to discover that they had a copy o...

I have lived on benefits. I have lived on benefits while pregnant.
I have lived on benefits. I have lived on benefits while pregnant. According to current thinking, this makes me a really bad person. But Im not asham...