Category Archives: drawing

One More Day…

Only one more full day of my self imposed seclusion. Hurrah! I have used the time well I think having pulled together my yearbook for 2023. What I didn’t notice until after finishing the book and sending it to the … Continue reading

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I don’t Know What Will Happen…

Should any US citizen ever come to read this they would rightly ask the question ‘what the hell does a Brit know about US Politics?’ And they would be right – up to a point. That point I suspect is … Continue reading

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Oh dear..that was a shame…

I have just finished watching the latest Star Wars TV series ‘The Acolyte‘ and I have to say it really didn’t work for me. This is a shame because I wanted it work but it didn’t. Now of course I … Continue reading

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Super Defeat or Super Majority…

May 28th, 2010 was a very important day in my life. I didn’t know that at the time but it was. This was the day that the iPad went on sale in the UK and I bought one just after … Continue reading

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The Unfulfilled Promise

So next week is manifesto week and it will be the moment that the economic with the truths will be revealed in all their misleading mendacity. This is not a political point it is just a statement of fact. No … Continue reading

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The Press Have Their Story…

Hurrah! The press can wet themselves with excitement. The Podcasts can have a good pod. The court jester of British Politics has taken a few weeks off from trying to make a lot of money in America to occasionally visit … Continue reading

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Sketching…

This is all I can manage at the moment..cold and hayfever…great combination!

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Well Look Who is Back …

Hubris is a great political teacher. Yesterday my great friend and I spent the day consuming art and talking politics. We discussed many subjects dealing with matters of the day from the forthcoming UK general election to inevitably ‘the Donald‘. … Continue reading

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Nell

If you have Disney+ then I’m sure you are fully aware that Renegade Nell has just been released. If you haven’t started watching it then I would suggest you do. It is quite a swashbuckling romp with Sally Wainwright’s usual … Continue reading

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Cutting the Cord…

I, like many other people out there, have cut the cord. In the US, where I believe the phrase comes from, it means no longer having cable TV plumbed, (can you plumb a cable?) into your home. For me it … Continue reading

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