Tragic little Mikaeel Kular. It’s an awful tale of a beautiful little boy, a desperate search and, finally, the saddest of endings. Along with the rest of the world, I watched the story unfold adding my hope to the groundswell of wishes to see him again. Safe. Painfully, it was not to be. Now his mother Rosdeep has […]
Why the prospect of Thatcher’s death sickens me
Thatcher at Chequers 1993 (BBC Radio 4, via Flickr) Margaret Thatcher is a frail old woman and it seems fairly likely that she’ll die quite soon. I couldn’t really care less whether she does or not, but I’m beginning to dread the day she finally packs her handbag for the last time and shuffles off. Perhaps […]
How to fail at fashion and social media all at once…
Royal prank – horrible story but no one committed murder
No one dialed for murder And not even nearly… The news that the nurse who was taken in by prank calling Australian DJ’s may have committed suicide is truely awful. Not least because she leaves two teenage children. But there’s a savage noise building. It’s the sound of howls of indignation and outrage as Tweeters […]