Every Picture Tells A Story
In this case, the picture has a story. Just over twenty years ago I was walking with a friend along the Embankment past Cleopatra’s Needle. […]
Photography
Sometimes you just know when you’ve taken a picture that is a little bit special. It might be the subject matter or the lighting, composition […]
Escape? Where?
I had a cunning plan up my sleeve. In the event of ID cards becoming an Orwellian reality, I would flee the country. My preferred […]
U Turn if You Want To
Those of us who remember the Thatcher years will recall that famous speech; The lady’s not for turning. This summed up the modern politician – […]
Non, Merci
So the French have rejected the EU constitution. While it came as no surprise that the vote (of around 70% turnout) was 55% against, it […]
Kittens Come Out
Close up shots of the kittens.
Ahmose’s Kittens
Okay, so I was using manual focus in a dark wardrobe, which means that the kittens are little more than blobs. You can just about […]
A Dangerous Piece of Legislation
Today Charles Clarke takes the identity cards bill back to Parliament. He claims that he has accepted genuine worries that have been raised about the […]
This is the Nightmail Crossing the Border…
Good news indeed, the Royal Mail is returning to the rails. It was always a fraught relationship with tight performance targets for the railways. It […]