Going gently into the good night

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the [...]

The State of British Journalism?

“Second, reporters are messengers – their job is to tell, as accurately as they can, what has been said, with the benefit of such insight as their experience allows them to bring, not to second guess whether what is said is right.” Laurence, Jeremy. “Dr Goldacre doesn’t make everything better” The Independent on the Web [...]

Comparing London Borough Council Tax Rates

We’re currently looking to move and have been assessing different London boroughs to get an idea of where we’d like to move to and what the change to our cost of living would be. It has surprised me that there is such a great range of council tax rates across the boroughs, so I thought [...]

I see no reason why gun powder treason should ever be forgot

Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent [...]

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