Deira Diary
An account of the UK, and the wider (and sometimes much narrower) world that I inhabit
Monday, February 17, 2020
Patricide and pipe smoke
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At one of his few forays into Mr Benn’s public world, Jonathan had arranged the podium from which the politician would speak. Jonathan was ...
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Sunday, January 26, 2020
Labour's meaningless election
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As the only Labour leadership candidate with a spark of personality and emotional verve has pulled out, I’m inclined to switch off until ...
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Friday, January 10, 2020
Bobby Womack: God, mental health and Walthamstow
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Bobby Womack’s final album, ‘The Bravest Man in the Universe’, contains one of the most emotionally honest and powerful vocal performances...
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Sunday, November 17, 2019
Ummagumma live at The Piper St Leonard’s
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The Necessary Animals sonically rocked The Piper in St Leonard’s last night. Shame that there were only a few old farts like me and a hand...
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Friday, September 13, 2019
DSEI: Arms not for hugging
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The first thing that I noticed upon arriving at DSEI was a young mother and baby protesting one of the world’s biggest defence and security...
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