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“The Measure of Right-Wingery” is a scale linking the spectrum of right-wing behaviour from all bullying to the extreme that is fascism, and...

It’s not easy being an introvert. I’ve struggled all my life with things that require me to enter social situations. Social media can be hig...

  I'm not sure celebrating a bit of longevity due to what is effectively a mix of genetics and lifestyle is really something I want to d...

  This year I decided to slim down the social media apps that I use. I got rid of Twitter which had become far too toxic to use. I also got ...

  “Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever, about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk...

As I’ve written here before, I’m not a big fan of Christmas . It’s the forced jollity and the over commercialisation that irritates me. It i...

 I've long loved the work of Paul Nash . His poignant war paintings never fail to move me. My favourite is this one: Void of war, 1918 I...