on being stalked
For the better part of the last decade I’ve had a stalker. In the beginning, when we were colleagues, I...
Words
bulletins from the frontline of a London ministry
Poor Door in the City of London
Recently I received a turd through the post. It was a photograph of a pile of faeces at the entrance to...
Keep Taking the Juice
Richard is what you could call an “artisan Hackney juicer” – and the humble cucumber is his fruit of choice....
Accordion A & E
One day it was fine but then the next it started wheezing. First the top notes then even my middle...
The City throws its weight behind TTIP
In March 2016 the City of London Corporation voted to support remaining in the EU. In May the Chairman of...
Mother of all Ceilidhs
Mothering Sunday: it’s also called Laetare Sunday which means Rejoice! in Latin. That’s obviously not our habitual reflex for Lent (more...
Living Wage Week Therapy
The new London Living Wage has gone up from £9.15 to £9.40 an hour This week is the global week...
The Preacher as a Young Boy
I was five and it involved two or three trips to London, to an artist’s studio in Holland Park. I...
To Romania with Van
This is Vishinel. He is a Romanian man in his late 30s who has been coming (and going) to the...
City votes to encourage anti-capitalist protest
Well, my attention was drawn to Ben Quinn’s article in the Guardian, following a Freedom of Information request. He had obtained...