Just over 2000 years ago, in 18AD one of Rome’s greatest writers, Ovid, died in exile in Romania. This is the last year the UK will be able to rely on Romanian workers to work in our fields, as we exile ourselves from Europe. Not so much a quarantine as a life sentence. … More Ovid-18
I have been silent for months as the Brexit tragedy has unfolded, the whole fiasco being driven by self-seeking cynics who have a very contemporary aversion to the truth, which rendered intelligent discourse increasingly unsustainable. The mirthless joke is that those same charlatans are now in charge of the country as it faces its darkest … More Olympic hurdles
Most people would associate civilisation with running water, sewers, central heating and hot baths, with travel and trade enabled by ordered government, good roads and a secure currency. Britain enjoyed all these things over 2000 years ago, thanks to our being part of the Roman empire. Of course, the Romans had a nasty controlling habit … More All Roads Lead to Rome
This extraordinary edifice in the Antwerp docks stands for the uncomfortable accommodation of old and new you often find in Europe. Looking like a giant inter-galactic space bug trying to mate with a 19th century asylum, it seems to come from the same impulse which drives schoolboys to put a moustache on the Mona Lisa. … More R Day-4
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