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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‘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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Here I am, in my own Roaring Twenties, navigating life with a generally bright outlook. I recognise and appreciate how fortunate I have been – and credit my friends and loved ones for keeping me buoyant.
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