I have recently read Robert Caro’s 1974 biography of Robert Moses: The Power Broker – Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. It is a massive book, at 1,162 pages, as readers of Caro’s four volume biography of Lyndon… Read More ›
Month: January 2015
Visit to the British Museum
I made one of my regular visits to the British Museum this afternoon. I focussed on Room 70 on the top floor (Rome and the Roman Empire). After climbing the two long flights of stairs to the top floor, I… Read More ›
Visit to the Green Belt at Denham, north west London
I have visited an area of green belt in north west London, specifically around the town of Denham in Buckinghamshire. It should be noted that Denham is inside the M25 and approximately 25 minutes by train from Marylebone Station. House… Read More ›
Visit to the Green Belt at Bexley and Bexleyheath
I made my third green belt visit to Bexley and Bexleyheath in southeast London. Bexley is 34 minutes by train from Cannon Street Station in the City of London, with a further 10 minute walk (or short bus journey) to… Read More ›
Up the revolution…but do not tamper with the Green Belt!
Club and gallery owner Alex Proud published an article in the Telegraph yesterday in which he suggested “10 ways we can fix the UK”. It was an iconoclastic list, verging on the revolutionary, including such ideas as: make it illegal not… Read More ›
Why we should NOT have an EU referendum
As we approach the date of the next UK election on 7th May, there will be increasing debate about the in-out EU referendum that the Tories have promised for 2017. I am writing this post to explain why I strongly… Read More ›
Michael Ingle - Interesting Times 