The Palace of Glittering Delights
Because everything is interesting if you look closely enough...
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Why should we teach Black History in our schools?
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How should we remember British History? Opponents of statue-topplers keep quoting the words of my personal hero George Orwell: Every record...
Friday, 12 June 2020
An Enthusiastic Rage- Why remember the Atlantic Slave Trade?
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Yes, Black Lives Matter. They always did. but for anyone who starts arguing that All Lives Matter, we need to remember there are certain pla...
Monday, 8 June 2020
'Here's me, with a brain the size of a planet....'
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Could robots run things better than us? 'The Tyranny of Heav'n' does a lot with robots, but we're not talking Metal Mickey...
Saturday, 6 June 2020
'The Tyranny of Heav'n' Spot the deliberate mistake competition
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This is a real competition, and you can win a Mars bar. Yes, it's that serious. A real Mars bar. (What did you expect? Golden elephants?...
Thursday, 4 June 2020
'But I don't read Science Fiction'
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Maybe that's your attitude- but let me try and persuade you to give Science Fiction (or 'SF') a go, because you're missi...
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Back to the Future
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Well... it's been a long time, what with one thing and another (Covid-19), my son's marriage, becoming a grandfather (again)...
Thursday, 7 September 2017
A Confession from 1978
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Guilt. It's a terrible thing. I now have a very responsible job telling Bible stories to children- with some of the nasty bits left in...
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