Tag Archives: Ireland

Some thoughts….

Posted on May 5, 2020 by

There was a short window a week or so ago when it seemed that Britain might have started the healing process after the Brexit nightmare.  We all seemed ready for a new tomorrow together.   Well that didn’t last.  In its … Continue reading →

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60 Days

Posted on September 1, 2019 by

I have written over the past few days that all the sound and fury being expelled towards the Boris Johnson government is fighting the wrong battle.  No doubt the protesters in Whitehall would see things differently – suggesting the size … Continue reading →

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With Ralph in my mind…

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

This is the second series of images made on the Streets of London on Sunday.   As I was making the images this morning I couldn’t help but hum Streets of London in my head. I think London may have change … Continue reading →

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I just don’t understand….

Posted on December 5, 2017 by

  Tis the season…for Brexit to start to become real.   Over the past few days we have seen just how complicated Brexit is going to be with the DUP vetoing the first phase of the negotiations because they object to … Continue reading →

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Chasing away the demons….

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

I’m reading a fascinating book at the moment – Brexit and Ireland: The Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside Story of the Irish Response by Tony Connolly and it provides a wonderful antidote to the endless upbeat nonsense put out by … Continue reading →

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Democratic Deficit…

Posted on September 23, 2017 by

Anybody who has been following this blog for any length of time will know that I didn’t want Britain to vote to leave the EU.  I thought membership of the EU was in Britain’s long term interest – I still … Continue reading →

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Some more thoughts on the Brexit nonsense

Posted on November 8, 2016 by

I really cannot state enough just how thin skinned some of the Brexiteers are.   They won the referendum and Britain is going to leave the EU yet this doesn’t seem to be good enough for them.   Instead they … Continue reading →

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Things were so simple in 2014

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

After the week we have just had in Westminster it is tempting to think anything is possible and it seems that some of the impossible thoughts are permeating to the surface, one such thought is that Scotland can stay in … Continue reading →

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Uncertain

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

These images were captured a week ago today and they already look like they were in another country, another time.  Since they were made the roof has collapsed on everything that seems to pass as normality in Britain.   Some … Continue reading →

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