Chiaroscuro
R and I went to London today, leaving from Warwick Parkway just after the end of the expensive commuter timetable on a train rammed with fellow oldies, to see the exhibition Wright of Derby at the National Gallery. It was … Continued
Put it to the People
We started on Piccadilly this time, which meant that we were (relatively) close to the front and did actually get to walk, if not actually march, and we were a little concerned that it may not have been as big … Continued
March for Change
And goodness knows, we need some. R and I went to London for another pro-EU demonstration, this one organised by Scientists for EU. It was a much smaller event than the one in March, on which we shuffled forward so … Continued
Singing for Europe
I could have brought you the massive Theresa’s Nose float; or the lovely Mike Galsworthy of Scientists for EU, or some of the Remainiacs, or Chris Addison, or one or two other well-known faces who were in our section of … Continued
Tate Britain
A long and tiring day (especially for R who did seven hours of driving, two of them in stop-start, nose to tail traffic), but highly enjoyable. After a hellish journey across London (I used to drive around London all the … Continued
We happy few
Sorry – say what again…? 600,000 people? Oh – not just a few then. (Also, St Crispin’s Day is 25 October… but anyway.) I haven’t been on a demo for about 35 years, and R had never been on one … Continued