I watched the acts last night but couldn't be bothered to stay up for the voting. I'm not surprised Switzerland won. The act was extrodinary - in every sense. (View Post)

On the subject of Shakespeare, it appears that the National Trust is going to be responsible for the demise of BOAT - the Brownsea Open Air Theatre. BOAT stages a season of a different Shakespeare pl… (View Post)

I have just read the Petronella Wyatt article in the Daily Mail. There is so much ignorance and judgementalism about clinical depression. I do hope she finds some kind of peace and fulfilment. (View Post)

i've seen my first Conservative Party poster in my ward for the coming local elections. It is on the wire fence in front of a building being demolished. A Conservative poster in front of a wreck… (View Post)

A friend went to Cape Verde ( or Cabo Verde) pre COVID. She said the hotel complex had top of the range fittings and facilities but outside the complex she was struck by the poverty. The Atlantic can… (View Post)