Seed Cathedral blows me away!

This is the most bizarre and eccentric creation I have ever seen. Yet it is pure genius. Known as the “Seed Cathedral” – or the “Dandelion” for its radiating sprays of rods – this space-age flower power building has won the top...

How alcohol killed my four friends

Today we are told that alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack. As someone who has lost four dear friends to alcohol – but none to drugs – I can believe it. In all cases, these clever, witty and amusing friends around my age suffered from personal...
The Big Society begins

The Big Society begins

For anyone who still doesn’t know what David Cameron’s Big Society means, then watch closely what is happening in Windsor and Maidenhead as the council may launch a scheme where its citizens can earn Big Society reward points redeemable in supermarkets,...