Harrow on the Hill gantry ceremony

May Day at Harrow on the Hill

  Another feature on the Hill has been the scaffold on the High Street, which stood in front of the King’s Head hotel for about…

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dealift 160kg

Lifting Big!

I’ve been going to the gym on and off for many years. Sometimes, I was training just for the hell of it, other times to…

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sitting next to a man dressed as a bee

Oh Bee-Have!

Whilst having lunch in Covent Garden with friends over the weekend, we noticed a few people dressed as bees handing out flyers. I thought I’d…

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Ciaran's Cross-Channel Chilli Recipe

Ciaran’s Cross-Channel Chilli Recipe

Our oven is pretty rubbish, so for a nice hearty sunday dinner, I’ll often cook up a chilli – it’s usually a hit in the…

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LSE Public Lecture: America and the World After the Election

LSE Public Lecture: America and the World After the Election

I’m an alumnus of the LSE. I get invited to gatherings there quite frequently, but I’ve managed to miss going for years because I’ve usually…

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The 21st Century Called...

The 21st Century Called…

The Church of England will vote today to decide whether to allow women to serve as bishops. This  decision point comes twenty years after women…

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Leaving on a Jet Plane

Leaving on a Jet Plane

My time in the beautiful Cook Islands is up, and with it, my time travelling around the world, with just my wits and my backpack….

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Matutu Brewery

Matutu Brewery

In Japan, I had sipped Kirin and Sapporo. In Hong Kong, it was Tsingtao. In Vietnam, I’d sampled both the Hanoi and Saigon beers. In…

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Looping Rarotonga

Looping Rarotonga

Pretty much every day here is a little surreal. The colours, the light, the scenery and the people are so delightful that it’s sometimes hard…

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How to Photograph Stars

How to Photograph Stars

Some time ago, whilst in Britain’s Lake District,  I saw the most incredible stars in the sky, with clouds of stars clearly visible. At the time,…

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