Congratulations: It’s A Girl! – 2 May 2015
Many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the announcement of the safe delivery of their daughter.
Category: Current Events
My Thoughts: Clarkson’s Bombshell Departure – 25 March 2015
A part of me can’t help but feel disappointed at that Clarkson’s departure: it obviously spells the end for Top Gear in its current guise. But I fully understand why Lord Hall made the decision he did. Really, he had no choice.
An “unnerving” letter? How dare she? – 9 January 2015
One is a female, 21-year-old Cambridge University student. The other is a 55-year-old man, convicted of murder and with a history of drug crime. It would, perhaps, be reasonable to assume that they have little in common – but for a letter, sent by the Long Lartin inmate at the end of last month, after a reading that the student gave during the televised Carols from King’s service “touched [his] heart”.
Happy Christmas – 25 December 2014
For those facing Christmas this year, for the first time, with their usual traditions shattered, I feel that they too deserve thoughts and prayers.
BBC Music Launch Promo Aired – 7 October 2014
It doesn’t matter who you are: virtually no one in Britain goes a week without being somehow reached by some part of the BBC. From cradle to grave, it beams its succulent rays; informing, educating,...
The Polls Are Closed and Scotland’s Fate is Sealed – 18 September 2014
Every passionate politician, every outspoken opponent, every fervent voice; today, their power and influence was reduced to a single leaden cross.
WINGS2014: My Interview with Ukrainian Guides – 7 August 2014
“A year ago, it was all fine. Then everything happened.” Olga, a Guide leader from Alchevsk in south-eastern Ukraine, speaks with tenderness as she describes the troubles of the conflict back home.
Reading at WWI Remembrance Service – 6 July 2014
I was honoured to be asked, as a recent Queen’s Scout Award recipient, to read at a service held to commemorate the start of the First World War. It was a real privilege but, more than that, it was enormously humbling. I’m very grateful for having been asked to participate.
