Virginia Woolf: I miss London life. Leonard: This is not you speaking, Virginia. This is an aspect of your illness. V: It’s me, it is my voice! L: Not you. V: It’s mine, mine only… L: It’s a voice you hear. V: It is not! It is mine. I am dying in this town. L:…
A talk on torture and civilisation by Helen Bamber, followed by a drinks reception, seemed too good to miss. I didn’t go along just for the free wine, although that’s always a bonus, but because Helen Bamber is one of those people who has been around for some time and whose insight and experience are worth…
Baroness Cox described herself as a nurse and social scientist by intention, and a baroness by astonishment. Beyond the fact that she’s a peer who speaks out for oppressed, persecuted and voiceless people around the world, I didn’t know all that much about her when I went to hear her speak this morning at ChristChurch…
Hundreds of British people stuck in northern France, desperate for ferries home, share their stories of difficult and expensive overland travel from across Europe. Listening to the Volcano-Refugees’ tales of camaraderie and ingenuity, I wonder if anyone else is remembering the last time that travellers stuck in Calais featured so prominently in our news. Will…
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