PinnedDiaries from living alone in lockdownI see household mixing will be completely banned again, and some are calling for support bubbles to be stopped. …Lockdown7 min readLockdown7 min read
May 17, 20205 ABBA songs to get us through this periodLast night BBC viewers voted Waterloo the greatest Eurovision song of all time. Of course, I’m afraid there’s no contest. Inspired by the nation’s appreciation for ABBA, and my conviction that there is an ABBA song for pretty much every occasion, I’ve compiled a list of five relevant ABBA songs…Music3 min readMusic3 min read
Mar 15, 2020The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the ugly truth about our attitudes to older peopleI’m not the first person to note how uncomfortable I am about many of the reassurances surrounding COVID-19. We keep hearing how “the people who’ve died have been over 60, with underlying health conditions” — as if to reassure us that it’s OK. Is there any attitude that so exposes…Coronavirus4 min readCoronavirus4 min read
