My son asked me what my favourite jokes were. Obviously there are far too many to mention (joke in itself … I rarely remember actual jokes) but two sprang to mind. And they’re both excellent examples of northern comedians’ ability to grab their multi-cultural surroundings and to celebrate it – in humour that brings folk […]
Teachers Unite with The Archers Shocker!
Nearly 15 weeks of no realtime interaction with my kids’ school. Just had the first ever face to face video encounter between my daughter and her GCSE drama teacher. Our discussion afterwards: Nearly 15 weeks of no realtime interaction with my kids’ school. Just had the first ever face to face video encounter between my […]
Famine, Slavery & Solidarity
Victorian white working class poor identifying their plight with that of the black African slaves … Winter 1863. The starving thousands rioted in Stalybridge. Then in Ashton and then in Dukinfield. And the hussars on horseback arrived – charging the crowds in this Mancunian town – some 44 years after Peterloo. But how many of […]
The Neighbours
We were on a walk around a neighbouring area – a very pretty little hamlet. With daughter (15) and son (12). My son began with: SON: It’s really nice round here. I do love our house though – and I was going to buy our house off you, when you’re old. ME: Nice to know. […]
Choose Your Stomping Ground Wisely
“How did we come to live here, Mum?”“Well. We were living in the Kalahari as you know … and we needed to leave because the secret police kept giving us hassle”“Seriously?”“Yeah. Once they were tailing your dad in his Hilux and he stopped. They stopped. And he got out and walked back to them and […]
Gotta Get Outta
DAUGHTER: You took ages to get home today, Mum. Where did you go for your run?ME: Dunno… I felt .. I just gotta get outta this placeSON: The Animals! I’m learning that on my guitar!DAUGHTER: Well, it took forever. Let’s plot it on ‘Map My Run’ (she twiddles on the laptop) Oooh – that’s more […]
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