Looking both ways

Fri, Jul 2016

Having said (previous post) that you wouldn’t vote for a political party on the basis of its 1950 election manifesto, …

Victory day

Fri, May 2015

2015 is a year of strangely resonant anniversaries. June 18th marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, whilst …

Mon, Aug 2014

I’m sick of the First World War. I’m sick of the hype. I’m sick of the sentimentality. I’m sick of …

Sun, Aug 2012

I came across these images of African slaves by accident. I was looking for something else entirely and then – …