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2011. Romanians are theologians who understand original sin. They are also metaphysicians who know that time and space do not exist.
2011. "The Irish are a very fair people, sir. They never speak well of one another." (Dr. Johnson.) He might be talking about Romanians.
2011. "The name of this infinite and inexhaustible depth is God. That depth is what the word God means. And if that word does not have much meaning for you, translate it, and speak of the depths of your life, of the source of your being, of your ultimate concern, of what you take seriously without any reservation." Paul Tillich
2011. "Fervent atheism is usually a screen for repressed religion. Wilhelm Stekel
2017. The baby boomers, eternal children that they are, have much to answer for, but now they are trying to put things right, with Brexit and (though we'll see how that goes) with Trump. You might call it a shaft of light before the sun sets.
Also from 2010
Things I love and don't love about England
Things I love about England
Alan Watkins
London clubs
London but not Greater London
Bandstands
Bowling greens
Allotments
Irish priests
Indian food
Second hand bookshops
The Daily Telegraph
The Spectator
Radio 4
Milk and suet puddings
Lemon meringue pie
Beef casserole and dumplings
Justin Webb
The civil service
Alan Bennett
The North
Hardware shops
Watch repairers
Piano tuners
Lonely people who feed pigeons
Formerly young fogeys
Girls from Chelsea and South Ken
Traditionalist Catholics
Nice couples who marry young
Hunting types
Bluestockings
The Prince of Wales
Lord Salisbury
Wendy Cope
Albany
Belgravia
The Importance of Being Earnest
E Nesbit
Greenwich
Melancholy Essex marshes
The Beano etc
Sheridan Le Fanu
Will Hay
The Ingoldsby Legends
Point to points
Porridge
Bacon sandwiches
Black pudding
Home made sausages, scones
Pub theatre
The East End
Jews especially Nigella Lawson
Lord Skidelsky
Brighton
Wivenhoe
Wales
Northern Ireland
The Windsor Castle, Kensington, The Seven Stars, Holborn, The Surprise, Chelsea
Things I don’t like
Leftish Anglican clergymen
The Liberal Democrat Party
Oxford and Cambridge teaching 'Business'
The ubiquity of professors, universities, firsts
Gastropubs except the Tickell Arms
Garden centres
DIY
Harriet Harman
Johann Hari
Celebrities
Polytechnic educated MPs
The monstrous regiment of women
Leftish schoolmasters
Preoccupation with property prices
Consumerism
Shopping centres
1960s and 70s architecture and town planning
Chain stores
Pedestrianised areas
Cars
Public relations companies
Yobs
Child centred activities
Affluence
Getting on
Executive housing estates
Mixed Oxford and Cambridge colleges
Employment legislation
Eastenders and all soap operas except Coronation St.
Social engineering
Local government
Bitter - beer or people
Some complete stranger was outraged that I didn't like equal opportunities legislation. I dislike all restrictions on freedom unless they are absolutely necessary, doubt if ones introduced since 1900 are and would get rid of most of employment laws.
2011. "The Irish are a very fair people, sir. They never speak well of one another." (Dr. Johnson.) He might be talking about Romanians.
2011. "The name of this infinite and inexhaustible depth is God. That depth is what the word God means. And if that word does not have much meaning for you, translate it, and speak of the depths of your life, of the source of your being, of your ultimate concern, of what you take seriously without any reservation." Paul Tillich
2011. "Fervent atheism is usually a screen for repressed religion. Wilhelm Stekel
2017. The baby boomers, eternal children that they are, have much to answer for, but now they are trying to put things right, with Brexit and (though we'll see how that goes) with Trump. You might call it a shaft of light before the sun sets.
Also from 2010
Things I love and don't love about England
Things I love about England
Alan Watkins
London clubs
London but not Greater London
Bandstands
Bowling greens
Allotments
Irish priests
Indian food
Second hand bookshops
The Daily Telegraph
The Spectator
Radio 4
Milk and suet puddings
Lemon meringue pie
Beef casserole and dumplings
Justin Webb
The civil service
Alan Bennett
The North
Hardware shops
Watch repairers
Piano tuners
Lonely people who feed pigeons
Formerly young fogeys
Girls from Chelsea and South Ken
Traditionalist Catholics
Nice couples who marry young
Hunting types
Bluestockings
The Prince of Wales
Lord Salisbury
Wendy Cope
Albany
Belgravia
The Importance of Being Earnest
E Nesbit
Greenwich
Melancholy Essex marshes
The Beano etc
Sheridan Le Fanu
Will Hay
The Ingoldsby Legends
Point to points
Porridge
Bacon sandwiches
Black pudding
Home made sausages, scones
Pub theatre
The East End
Jews especially Nigella Lawson
Lord Skidelsky
Brighton
Wivenhoe
Wales
Northern Ireland
The Windsor Castle, Kensington, The Seven Stars, Holborn, The Surprise, Chelsea
Things I don’t like
Leftish Anglican clergymen
The Liberal Democrat Party
Oxford and Cambridge teaching 'Business'
The ubiquity of professors, universities, firsts
Gastropubs except the Tickell Arms
Garden centres
DIY
Harriet Harman
Johann Hari
Celebrities
Polytechnic educated MPs
The monstrous regiment of women
Leftish schoolmasters
Preoccupation with property prices
Consumerism
Shopping centres
1960s and 70s architecture and town planning
Chain stores
Pedestrianised areas
Cars
Public relations companies
Yobs
Child centred activities
Affluence
Getting on
Executive housing estates
Mixed Oxford and Cambridge colleges
Employment legislation
Eastenders and all soap operas except Coronation St.
Social engineering
Local government
Bitter - beer or people
Some complete stranger was outraged that I didn't like equal opportunities legislation. I dislike all restrictions on freedom unless they are absolutely necessary, doubt if ones introduced since 1900 are and would get rid of most of employment laws.
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