Monthly Archives: January 2016

Here’s a short piece I contributed to the LRB Blog 3 or 4 years ago. I’m sure that any of my followers who work in Universities will feel it still resonates. I took early retirement from my last university job about … Continue reading →

A sort of novel. It’s meant to be satirical. I don’t really believe Thatcher was a Soviet mole – the point is, however, that it would make perfect sense if she were. Either a free-standing little story; or I could continue … Continue reading →

I’m decided to reactivate this blogsite, after a year of silence, mainly to give me a ‘project’ to work on now that I have no more books to write. It will be a mix: comments on the news, especially relating to … Continue reading →