Facing facts

Reflecting on the events of last weekend and why I think celebrations of slavery should not be something we’re still debating in the 21st century.

What’s so special about March 8?

Every year on International Women’s Day, I think of the time I first learned that we really do have something to celebrate on March 8. It was 1990. Britain had not yet signed the Maastricht…

We could send letters

I wrote some handwritten letters this week. I’m not sure if they’ve arrived at their destination yet. There is no set of grey ticks anywhere to tell me they’ve been delivered. There is no set…

More than just a car

Who’d have thought I would become attached to a car? People do, I know. But I’ve never been someone who cared much for cars. I love them only in terms of design and colour, but…