The day I joined a pirate watch

The day I joined a pirate watch

As pirates are in the news at the moment, it reminded me of the time I joined a pirate watch when the ship I was sailing on passed near the Moroccan coast. While my cruise mates were busy topping up their tans or playing deck quoits, I joined the guard pictured here...
Migration figures take a dive

Migration figures take a dive

I remember collecting James from school one Friday afternoon when he was 11 and telling him I was taking him a mystery tour, that we were going somewhere really special. We stopped off at the chippie en route and James was bursting to know where we were heading,...
League tables and life

League tables and life

We are in the process of looking at secondary schools with James who takes his GCSEs next summer and then starts at sixth form college in Cambridge in September. There are two schools in particular we are visiting. One is regarded as the creme-de-la-creme, and many...