Every now and then people ask me why I write this blog. I hope the answer I give is an honest one. I think it is. As far as I am concerne...

In some ways it is similar day to that day twenty seven years ago. That South Yorkshire day. That Sheffield day. That Hillsborough day. A...

I was driving around town the other day doing nothing of any great importance. The radio was on but I wasn't really listening. Some k...

For avid Le Carre fans like yours truly, the the Panama Papers feel like the most wonderful vindication for the great man. Of course he...

Yet another election is a month or so away and once again there will be boxes for us all stick our crosses in. It rather seems like the e...

I attended a meeting the other day where a bunch of people gathered in a community centre to discuss the impact of the Welfare Reforms. I...

I have been a bit rough over the last few days with one of those chest infections which renders sleep out of reach. Lots of quality time ...