What an amazing conference last week in Eger, Hungary - The European Leadership Forum. It was the brainchild of a handful of Christian leaders 6 or 7 years ago and has developed into quite a movement. Around 300 people gathered…
Couple of interesting observations from the last few days. First is from Private Eye (Issue 1187, p6) this week that quoted some market research carried out by Playboy UK Magazine (!). The mag's executives wanted to discover which newspapers their…
Noted from Gordon Brown's acceptance/coronation speech yesterday these words: It is with humility, pride and a great sense of duty that I accept the privilege and the great responsibility of leading our party and changing our country. Just a bit…
I've been impressed for a while with the HSBC Airport adverts. This is by way of a personal 'homage', imitation being the highest form of flattery. You can even BUY this in various forms: Hoodies (!), Caps (!!) and MouseMats…
Whoever decided to put Poems on the Underground was an absolute genius - reading those in the dark recesses of London's nether world is far more edifying, thought-provoking and satisfying than adverts for hair loss remedies, online dating sites and…
Grateful to my (rather Peanuts obsessive(!)) parents for sending me this. A classic Schulz - hole in one, I'd say. And rather pithy follow-up to the previous post. Click for TONNES more Peanuts stuff
I'm really not in a position to comment authoritatively because of my extreme ignorance about central European history. But am in the city of Eger in Hungary for the European Leaders Forum - a fantastic event, on which more in…
some of you may be interested in the fact that two recent series of talks are now available to download for FREE on iTunes. I suppose they complement one another a bit, in that both were recorded at 1-day seminars…
Fascinating background to two fascinating brothers from the Independent on 11th June The Hitchens Brothers: Anatomy Of A Row Grateful to Steve Timmis for this link
I can't tell you how exciting it is to get these photos. To some it might look like an ordinary photo of an everyday scene - the sort of thing that happens in nearly every country in the world. But…
not normally a big ballet fan - but couldn't help but be incredibly moved by Darcey Bussell's Friday night final fling at Covent Garden (shown live on BBC2). She was dancing in Kenneth MacMillan's choreography of Mahler's Song of the…
Thanks to Emma Balch for this link. A surprising but on the whole helpful review in the NEW STATESMAN of Christopher Hitchens' assult on religion: FALSE GODS by Chris Hedges