'I'd prefer to browse Betty's crime collection or Sue's stash of Mills & Boons.' SATURDAY 1 A neighbour had made overtures to involve me in an upcoming book fair she has planned. Today she sent me a draft proposal, which to me came across like a brief to assemble as many design and architecture poseurs in … Continue reading Diary: March 2025. Uncut

"I threatened to resign from the allotments committee"

"Norwegians utter the term hapshittens when things go wrong"

SUNDAY 1 Sutton is starting to look like the new Croydon. 📌 I must remember to at all times have with me some printed reading matter. We boarded the train from Sutton to Farringdon just in time. As the train pulled away from the station platform I realised I'd left my phone on Paula's bed. … Continue reading Diary: December 2024. Uncut

'The finished concoction looked like a large pan of sick'

TUESDAY 1 The Conversation has a very useful article for anyone who doesn't quite get the connection between Hezbollah and the government of Lebanon. I've always told people that to think of Hezbollah as a regular Islamic terror group is to miss the point. It is much more than that. 📌 It's always a treat … Continue reading Diary: October 2024. Uncut

'I came home from a dinner date with what my wife described as a gunshot wound'