I’m reading something very serious, very political. My son is trying to pretend to be interested in my life, because he wants me to crack open the Ben & Jerry’s Half-Baked. He’s so transparent: SON: Sooo… what cha, reading Mum? ME: Just some revolutionary socialist article about the Labour Party, the concept of labour aristocracy, […]
We’re in a New Country now
On the morning of the General Election results of 2017, one of my favourite comedians, Mark Steel, declared; “We’re in a new country now.” I couldn’t help but agree with him. Political awareness and interest has (finally) been pricked here and I take my hat off to the young people of the UK who quickly […]