The Last Day of Summer – 31 August 2013
‘All good things must come to an end.’ And, thus, it is only right and fair that this extraordinarily good summer has drawn to a close. Today, on this final day of August, I’m...
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Entwistle Resigns: Shortest-Serving DG Ever – 10 November 2012
23 years at the BBC. 54 days as its Director-General. Tonight, George Entwistle resigned over the trust crisis that is rocking the broadcaster to the core.
My Thoughts: Maths Calculator Exam – 14 November 2011
UPDATE: I later found out that my GCSE Maths result, with the calculator and non-calculator results combined, was an A. Click here to read my thoughts on the non-calculator paper. Last Wednesday, GCSE Maths...
My Thoughts: Biology B1a Exam – 28 June 2011
They’re done. The exams, for this season at least, are out-of-the-way. It’s a tremendous feeling, and I can now really enjoy the fast-approaching summer. This weekend, for instance, I’m providing a PA system for...
Molar Update – 1 June 2011
Today, at noon, I lay back in my dentist’s reclining chair, opened my mouth, and – under local anaesthetic – watched as one of my molars (which has been causing me sleepless nights due...
My Thoughts: Physics P2 Exam – 27 May 2011
Today should have been the start of a pause in my examinations, and a signal of the beginning of the winding down of the end of term. After all, with a mere Biology retake...
My Thoughts: Chemistry C2 Exam – 25 May 2011
My penultimate exam of this half term was this morning, at 9:00am. Having successfully put Thursday’s fairly disastrous Biology (B2) paper out of my mind, I focussed my weekend of revision on today’s Chemistry...
Goodbye Spain – 17 April 2011
Hello! I’ve just got in from the Taplow Youth Choir tour of Catalonia, and what a time we’ve had! We’ve stood in chewing gum, broken the automatic doors at the Spanish Robert Dyas, and...
