Reflections in a time of self-isolation
- Ten observations from recent weeksI am heading towards my third pair of slippers this year but am still wearing the same outdoor shoes I had in January. Much as Covid-19 is unpredictable in its physical effects, so it is also erratic in its economic impact; while certain groups are more vulnerable than others, the financial brunt of lockdown hasContinue reading “Ten observations from recent weeks”
- London marathon on seaYears ago, I read a poem by the late British writer Adrian Mitchell called ‘On the Beach at Cambridge’. From what I recall, not having been able to put my hands on a copy today, it is set after some, probably manmade, catastrophe that has brought the ocean to the landlocked city of the title,Continue reading “London marathon on sea”
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