6 January 2024

New Year greetings to all! As we enter 2024, there’s no doubt that the starting gun has been fired on the general election, Rishi Sunak predictably trying to distract from Starmer’s key speech with the declaration that his ‘working assumption’ (odd choice of words when the timing is solely his decision) that it will beContinue reading “6 January 2024”

Sunday 23 August

After months of other cancellations and weeks of uncertainty regarding ‘air bridges’, it was a relief and delight to finally get to Italy last week, where it’s immediately apparent how much more seriously the COVID19 risk is being taken. Mask wearing is obligatory inside various venues and on public transport, temperature ‘guns’ are in frequentContinue reading “Sunday 23 August”