As the month progressed, the rain began to disappear from our daily BBC weather maps to be replaced by temperatures fluctuating around a chilly 0°C as a high sat stubbornly over the UK, bringing overnight frosts and a few snow flurries to the east of the country. It was on such a day  (9th) that Jim,… Continue Reading

Rant: With Jamie and family in New York for the New Year it seems appropriate that I comment on the US debacle allowing the anti-democratic Donald Trump to stand again for the presidency. Despite Trump repeatedly making attacks on the legitimacy of democratic institutions, such as the judiciary, the media, and the electoral process, he… Continue Reading