Richard Branson is my hero

A while back I read an interview with Richard Branson, a Q&A in one of the free London magazine’s. He was asked what he would do as Mayor of the City for a day. He replied that he would grass over 3/4 of London, like one big park, and ban vehicles during the day. This…

Last night my mother said…

“Isn’t X-men a kids film?!” “And…?”, I replied. Always stay in touch with your inner-child. Never let the light go out, it is easy to extinguish, nigh on impossible to relight.

Who put the ‘great’ in ‘Great Britain’

People often ask me just who did put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. I mean it is more than a bit egocentric to put such a praiseworthy adjective in a title. It is akin to the times I am asked why are Brits abroad known as ‘ex-pats’ yet everyone else in the same situation are either migrant…

Recruitment: the business of finding a job

You pull your hair out searching for a job. The agent email’s you a job; but you stand only an outside chance of success. The agent will put you forward as their back-up should their first choice not succeed. They can already smell their bonus, they will vie only for their commission. They care not…

Watering hole

I have started to drink 3 liters of water a day.I compare the process to attending exercise class: it’s a discipline. Anything you do not do naturally is something you need to think about doing which means putting in the effort to achieve it. Drinking 3 liters of water a day is having a positive…

Cinema at 12 degrees

I made a comment the other day, I said: ‘The cinema must get really empty during the summer months’. Perplexity wrinkled across my friends face. Then, as a shiver spread down my torso I looked up at the grey sky, realising that in fact the UK ‘summer‘ is a bit of a red herring: misleading.…

Bristol or London

We spent the weekend in London. A crazy zany town where anything goes. Where we spent so many tumultuous days and nights. The worst place to be when you are stressed. The city breeds it like mice. The best place to be when you are in an all-embracing state of mind, happily crazed by the…

Guns

Even if they are titled ‘air rifles’ it’s pretty disturbing to see these for sale in your local shopping centre: Lowri‏@lowriwrites #triggerhappy in #kingswood Bristol! What’s going on? pic.twitter.com/94eDzcNWxk 9:08 PM – 19 Jun 2014 Reply to @lowriwrites I took the above image in Kingswood, about 3-miles outside Bristol. I was shocked. They look like toys and to…

Britain: Why do I (sometimes) love thee

For the lake District: Grasmere, Ambleside and Windermere For Dylan Thomas and Benjamin Zephaniah For Middle Earth, to the ends of this earth For the jumbo fish finger at The Little Chef For Pixie land For the rare sunny day For the rain, for the umbrella For the English reserve and the Celtic directness For…

And he is right @bbc

The hashtag #BritishValues has invited Twitter users to express their own ideas of Britishness. Some referenced the #garden and as expected #tea; while others took the opportunity to express their political views. @JamzLdn Tweeted about Britain’s hypocritical stance on immigration as he cited the colonial period: Twitter user @JamzLdn used the hashtag to mention Britain’s colonial past and…