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Worst Royal Wedding? George IV and Caroline of Brunswick
(A little guest post I did for someone else as a favour. Shameless recycling) The prize for the worst Royal Wedding ever could easily go to the man who would become George IV. He was Prince of Wales...
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BHCC Budget: Why Labour abstained
A few people have asked me why Labour abstained last night on the budget vote for Brighton and Hove City Council. Here’s my best stab at setting a context and explaining the decision. I must say...
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Some Regency buzzers
I could write a very long post about standing for election and getting beaten and what a Green council might mean for Brighton. But who really wants to know my ramblings about that? So instead here are...
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What did the Prime Minister know? And when did he know it?
The resignation of Rebekah Brooks was inevitable. That Sir Paul Stephenson has resigned too, on the same day as Brooks’ arrest, is remarkable. Surely David Cameron is next in line. I’ve been saying it...
View ArticleThe language of civil partnerships matters
It's astonishing that New York has only just legalised gay marriage. There are some very touching pictures in the Guardian. The word is right though: marriage. And changing the law in this country...
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What Anders Breivik bought on eBay
Click on the image above to embiggen Take a look for yourself. This is what Anders Behring Breivik bought on eBay, apparently. The Telegraph is reporting that Norwegian terrorist and confessed murderer...
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Eton couldn’t run a state school
Eton CollegeI'm embarassed to say the Prime Minister and I share Eton College as an alma mater. But unlike David Cameron, I had the greater privilege of learning more than a thing or two in the state...
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Book Review: Just Boris: The Irresistible Rise of a Political Celebrity by...
Never has a political assassination in print been so delicious, detailed, elegant and comprehensive. Having read Just Boris: The irresistable rise of a political celebrity it is almost impossible to...
View ArticleBrighton holiday lets: thoughts on regulation and neighbourliness
After my last post grumbling about Brighton Holiday Homes, I have been musing on what positive steps could be taken to improve the situation for the city's permanent residents and encourage greater...
View ArticleWhy did Labour lose?
FYI I’m a Labour activist and member. Here are a few reflections on the general election: Why did Labour lose? And we did lose. There was an increase in the Conservative vote. No point blaming the SNP...
View ArticleThoughts on the NHS on the occasion of its 70th Birthday
Last summer I was in hospital for 23 nights, some of it on the critical care ward. I was discharged on the eve of the NHS’s 70th birthday in July. I recorded my thoughts a few days after a few days at...
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The Coronation of Edward VIII in a 1936 Christmas Book
Publishing is a notoriously slow industry and even the long lead magazines can take months to produce. So it’s absolutely vital that they are future proofed as best as possible and what could be more...
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The Unemployed at Eton 1908
(This article was originally published in the OEA Review 2020.) A speech from an anti-poverty campaigner at Eton and the sum of £7 10s caused a flurry of combative correspondence in the Eton College...
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Census 2021
Back in 2011, we were all encouraged to take a photo of ourselves with our census forms for posterity. Hello posterity. Me and my census form on Census Sunday 2011. So I decided to repeat that today,...
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