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Thailand Today

It is strange here at the moment, the city is different, subdued and quiet. Last night the streets were almost empty, no street food stalls at all, few students out. Everyone who can seems to have left, either to head…

Where the Archduke Got Shot

This was a piece I posted to tumblr some time earlier this year (January 2014 to be precise).  That darling of the right, former Education Secretary Michael “Whatever! I do what I want! Oh dear I’ve been sacked” Gove had…

A Sketchbook From the Past

Last week my sister bought a few boxes of books from a local auction.  It was clear these were part of a house clearance, someone’s library  broken up and placed in banana boxes to be thumbed over and bid upon.…