Brothers in arms – my interview with Veterans Aid CEO Hugh Milroy
Veterans of the armed forces are at risk from many of the same pressures as anyone else, I learned from...
28 August 2012
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2012
Breaking news: sorry Twitter, journalism still wins out
Two things happened in London in the space of 24 hours that, once again, had me – and plenty of...
27 April 2012
No place like home
The view from my childhood bedroom window is still there. A tower block, an open green space, gasometers in the...
15 March 2012
Fans of the Smiths invited to Salford Lads Club
Fans of The Smiths will be familiar with the iconic photograph of the band standing outside Salford Lads Club. It...
20 February 2012
2011
Telling stories, human nature and social media
Since the very dawn of time itself mankind has told stories. Ok, maybe not since the dawn of time perhaps...
28 September 2011
Lunching with the dead, baying for the rope and the wisdom of the crowd
When I was a young man death was my living. Determined, as I was back then, to eschew a traditional...
8 August 2011
Klout, Klout, let it all out
Influence comes in many guises. As a child you will have been influenced by those that raised you – parents,...
5 July 2011
Loneliness and the late night vocalist
I’ve never really written much about my band, The Subtitles, on here. We rehearse most Tuesday evenings between 9pm and...
7 May 2011