The unwinding of Joe Biden’s re-election campaign came to its conclusion over the weekend, as the President withdrew his presumptive nomination as Democratic candidate in this November’s US election. This process brutally illustrates the win/lose...

I write regularly but not frequently on this blog page and mostly my whimsical musings reflect on what has passed and allow me the benefit of 20:20 hindsight.  This blog will be different.  Last week, the UK saw a widely predicted change of govern...

For those who are getting excited to visit the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August this year, get ready for a world-leading celebration of theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken...

Last week I was lucky in two respects: I got to see the excellent Nye at the National Theatre, but – second slice of luck - only because I’d uncharacteristically put a calendar invite in for the week before, having booked the tickets last October...