Lockdown Spanish Blues
What is it like being in lockdown in Spain? I feel like I am on the set of a zombie apocalypse movie. I Am Legend… Read More …
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More doctors, more police, more teachers, rocket scientists… in fact more of everything & free Champagne for everyone. It is practically guaranteed, once we get Brexit Done! LOL…
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Permissive Ink
Mystery, humour and unrequited love are part of the narrative of my latest book. An intense psychological thriller set in Spain and London. Read More …
No love for Love Island
As YouTube serves up videos of brawling passengers on Ryanair, it thinks I will like, I offer this satirical view of what is wrong with Brexit Britain… Read More …
STOP PRESS: Benidorm Expat Brexiteers shocked to learn they too are MIGRANTS!
After a recent Twitter spat, I removed the term ‘expat’ from this blog. It was pointed out by ‘Brextremists’ that ‘expat’ is an elitist term for MIGRANT! I’m OK with that, but down at Ye Olde English Pub in Benidorm, there is a sense that Spain should be grateful to the UK. LOL. Read More …
Why vegan restaurants are a bad idea
I missed out on an opportunity to join my local vegetarian group, Montgo Vegetarians. On the day I decided to give it a go, they announced they were going to disband. Was it something I said? Read More …
Springtime for Boris and Britain, Winter for Ireland and France
As Brexit looms ever closer and the opinions of a divided country become further entrenched, I humbly submit this short essay, where I attempt to take the hysteria out of the BREXIT debate, by pointing out that this has all been nothing more than a song-and-dance routine…
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The Real Kasparov Paradigm
Permissive Ink is my debut novel due out 1st November 2019. It is a thriller set in London and The Costa Blanca. Despite it’s working title; The Kasparov Paradigm, the book is NOT a book about chess. Instead, it’s based on a real-life event and my brief experiences as a city trader. However, Kasparov played a part… Read More …
It’s NOT OK Google!
Who does not love the free music of Spotify, apart from the gazillions of musicians, now unable to make a living? Who does not love 99cents books from Amazon or the Voice Assistants of Google, Siri and Alexa? I submit that these latest offerings are nothing less than a Trojan Horse. Neigh… Read More …
Down at the BREXIT Golf Club
Are you sitting comfortably? Then stop, it’s bad for you. Instead, read my reply to the little-Englanders, who claim that leaving the EU is akin to quitting a golf club. This, in a week when Britain loses its seat on the UN Court of Justice, for the first time ever. Meanwhile, down at the BREXIT golf club, trouble is brewing: Read More …