Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here for all my latest writing. Do we need another Jeff Buckley or Radiohead? Surely the point of Jeff Buckley was that he was the one and only Jeff Buckley and the point of Radiohead was that they were the one and only Radiohead, no? This is the problem with comparing new artists to old ones, and yet what are we to do? Especially, when they do sound like their forebears. I'm writing this on the day Dove Ellis has just been nominated for the Mercury Music...

Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here for all my latest writing. Is a Mr Whippy now and again really that bad? On a beach? On a hot day? With strawberry sauce? And a flake? And maybe if you’re feeling extravagant chocolate sprinkles? Is it? As someone with a keen interest in cooking, a parent, and someone involved in education, I shouldn’t be promoting UPFs, and I’m not, but I think there should be a sense of perspective. There are certain foods which get a bye-ball from me and Mr Whippy is...

Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here for all my latest writing. The Gardener Have I lived enough? Have I loved enough? Have I considered Right Action enough, have I come to any conclusions? Have I experienced happiness with sufficient gratitude? Have I endured loneliness with grace? I say this, or perhaps I’m just thinking it. Actually, I probably think too much. Then I step out into the garden, where the gardener, who is said to be a simple man, is tending his children, the roses. Mary...