One of the UK’s top 50 bloggers

I am stunned to find that I have been ranked among the UK’s top 50 bloggers for “politics, technology and style”, according to data analysed by the global media intelligence organisation Cision, ranked at 47. It’s particularly unexpected because my blogging has taken a back seat over the last year or so due to my other varied commitments. I am amazed to find I have squeezed in at 47...
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Frozen Britain as seen from space

This is a truly amazing picture, captured by NASA’s Terra satellite yesterday, as Britain continues to freeze to as low as –21C – almost as cold as the South Pole. Never mind school closures and rail delays, we should  be helping the homeless who rely on night shelters for a bed, like Jimmy’s in Cambridge. I often see them queuing there at night waiting for the doors to open. Lots of...
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