I was on Jeremy Vine’s show on BBC Radio 2 a couple of days ago, with Jim Allister. It was a discussion, as if you hadn’t guessed, about marching. I was all set to raise a key point but fortunately ol’ Jeremy made it for me in his intro: contrary to TV impressions, this isn’t […]
September, 2012
Jim and me and marches
I was on Jeremy Vine’s show on BBC Radio 2 a couple of days ago, with Jim Allister. It was a discussion, as if you hadn’t guessed, about marching. I was all set to raise a key point but fortunately ol’ Jeremy made it for me in his intro: contrary to TV impressions, this isn’t […]
Talking to an architect
To get to Ciaran Mackel’s office, I have to climb narrow stairs past a barber’s emporium, another flight up to spacious, well-lit rooms, with pictures of houses and plans for houses on the wall. The man himself when he joins me has something of the – no, not zealot- artist is maybe a better word. […]
Talking to an architect
To get to Ciaran Mackel’s office, I have to climb narrow stairs past a barber’s emporium, another flight up to spacious, well-lit rooms, with pictures of houses and plans for houses on the wall. The man himself when he joins me has something of the – no, not zealot- artist is maybe a better word. […]
The US : being there
I spent last week in the US and the culture difference, like the heat, hits you immediately. The number-plate on the car I rent at Boston airport had the unnerving slogan ‘Live Free or Die’. I was half-expecting drivers with the same aggressive mind-set on I-90 to Lenox, but no. Traffic is heavy but orderly, […]
The US : being there
I spent last week in the US and the culture difference, like the heat, hits you immediately. The number-plate on the car I rent at Boston airport had the unnerving slogan ‘Live Free or Die’. I was half-expecting drivers with the same aggressive mind-set on I-90 to Lenox, but no. Traffic is heavy but orderly, […]