Harrogate: Station Gateway
Any first-time visitor to Harrogate walking out of the station could be forgiven for thinking they had somehow ended up in Chisinau — the capital of Moldova. Now I’ve never [...]
Keir Starmer isn’t doomed. He’s just stuck in lawyer-mode.
(The below was written for The Yorkshire Post; perhaps they will print; perhaps they won’t) Merry Christmas, Sir Keir Starmer KC. As a former solicitor, I’m used to instructing [...]
Connecting the Public to Power, Without Taking Sides
One of the realities of modern politics is how often significant decisions happen with very little public awareness. Not because they are trivial, rather because they never properly enter the [...]
A derogation of a moral duty
I was very unwell back in October 24, needing five days in hospital. During my time as an inpatient, I experienced the most beautiful moment of my life. In [...]
From Party Politics to Pebbles
The below blog is taken directly from the Suffrago blog, which you can sign up to for free here. The style is different, as it’s more corporate (plus I [...]
Viral-y
Posting my thoughts to my favourite platform - TikTok - this last week, I’ve struck a chord, somehow. Circa 100k people have watched my videos: one about my first day [...]
Health Is Wealth (and Then Some)
Poor health has a way of sharpening the mind. Lying in bed - again - grounded by illness, strange thoughts emerge. Proust, Nietzsche, (Gray?) and others did their best [...]
The House of Commons Select Committee
Presenting Suffrago to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation this Tuesday was meant to be the pinnacle of my personal and professional journey. Alas, life [...]
Burden, Fortnite, and News
Suffrago work, health, chaos. That’s been my life lately. Zero complaints. This Sunday morning, at last, a moment to reflect — and blog. For many of the dozens of new [...]
