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'

One month as it happened… WEDNESDAY 1 The book I'm reading, A Gentleman in Moscow, features a man under house arrest in an elite hotel in Bolshevik Russia. He learns how to adapt to and shape his imprisonment, ultimately creating for himself an enriched and full life. The audiobook I fall to sleep to at the … Continue reading Diary: May 2024. Uncut

One month as it happened… MONDAY 1 Didn't spot a single April Fool. That could be a sign of the AI times we live in. BBC Radio 4 reported that a good number of British people still believe that spaghetti grows on trees, as revealed in a classic TV April Fool from 1957 that is … Continue reading Diary: April 2024. Uncut

One month as it happened

One month as it happened

One month as it happened… MONDAY 1 Earthquakes probably happen somewhere on every day of the year, but New Year's Day always seems especially popular. 📌 I know some people get a big, buoyant sense of renewal on NYD  but I always find it one of the most miserable days of the year. I go … Continue reading Diary: January 2024. Uncut