Yesterday I saw my local doctor, who had set up a follow up appointment 2 weeks after our last one just to check up on my progress, as I...

Normally weather here gets its fair share of storms up in the hills, but this week we had some rain but seemed to have missed the worst...

This in response to a Guardian article.The ageism which is rampant in the UK contains many myths unfortunately some of them repeated by...

The IFS research trying to suggest older people are retiring earlier while those in work are continuing because they enjoy the work...

As there are more and more older people living longer and as many, but certainly not all have disposable income, the silver economy (...

I and fellow age activists have been campaigning, helping and recommending ways that the GLA can deliver an age friendly action plan...

What ever weather happens in the Cevennes it tends to be quite exciting. When it is dry we have a 2 month drought ( last January and...

Birmingham bankruptcy shows you miss age, experience and wisdom While it is clear that Birmingham city council move towards declaring...

The Tories let the City run out of control. Now Labour plans to repeat their mistakes 31 Aug 2023 16:09 What is the point of Labour now?...

Will Europe’s centre-right parties accept defeat or sell their souls to the hard right? 28 Aug 2023 16:00 My reply to Guardian article...

Well after over 3 years am going to try to write a regular record of life in this amazing bubble. We have just come out of a mini heat...

Instead of celebrating the victory of the Spanish women's football team the arrogant sexist entitled boss of the Spanish FA had to ruin...

Another response, a positive endorsement of the critique of the miners strike and its aftermath by John Harris

My reply to Guardian article about the end of governments after years in power The establishment maintains itself through the mirage of...

Here in the Cevennes in the South of France it is searing hot. AT least it is not as bad as in the plains elsewhere, so we reached the...

This is reply to Polly's article trying to defend Labour as being left wing in Scotland as a bye elections looms Oh dear, what it must be...

This was a response to a piece in the Guardian about the current state of Sunak's non government, which has proved quite popular. We are...

This was written just before the election. Thankfully the Franco fanatics have been defeated - for now, but we must remain ever vigilant,...

Written just as the heat catastrophe hits hard. The climate catastrophe is here and now. The science is clear, the actions needed...

This was written before the mass heatwaves hitting Europe. We are now facing an existential crisis, with climate science pointing to the...