Taking a genuine interest in China has never been more important to the future of the world in the twenty first century. It's a mistake to stereotype the country and a mistake to ignore it. Rumours of a coup
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/22569788.tributes-pour-icolyn-ma-smith-fed-citys-homeless-three-decades/ Sad news- the death of Icolyn Smith . I was honoured to cast away Icolyn (Ma ) Smith on Oxtopia. Food flowed through her story like a river powered by love . The editor, Tim Metcalfe, titled the feature,
Weimin He has a delightful exhibition in Green College. The beautiful Radcliffe Observatory is situated in the college and the first gallery consists of new images of it bursting with colour and joy. Below is my blog written after the
Yesterday I went to the UPP (Oxford) to watch Ravilious Drawn to War and recommend it to other Ravilious fans This mystical but down to earth artist went uncelebrated for far too long. When I first encountered his work in
I hadn't intended to publish my memoir. My publisher's Press Release explains why its CEO Katie Isbester persuaded me that it was publishable and is relevant. One reason, I agreed to let Claret Press publish it, is because I would
https://www.thametowncouncil.gov.uk/community/events/robin-gibb-10th-anniversary-tribute-exhibition/ Life has been busy but I need to get to Thame to see this before it closes . Robin’s partner Dwina was one of my Oxford Castaways. This was the cover pic. When associated with a phenomenon like the
I was impressed by the story told last night. I met my husband in Smethwick in the 60s – the most racist time as shown in this 3 min video I made for the launch of Sculpting the Elephant. We
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0018wyf ‘Rethink’ on Radio4 chaired by Amol Rajan is a must listen to programme. Looking at the decade ahead, he asked the panel, what do citizens of the West need to do? Prof.Rana Mitter replied, ‘Have faith and rebuild free
Margaret Atwood said that everything in the Handmaids Tale happened to women somewhere in the world at some time but, even so, Gilead was a fictional compilation. Now Roe versus Wade has been overturned and possibly half US women will
Today, Claret Press sent me the press release for my memoir Food of Love – cooking up a life across gender, class and race. It is hard to believe that the comments of the distinguished people who have endorsed it,