How being a carer changed Jackie Ashley’s life

How being a carer changed Jackie Ashley’s life

I have reprinted Jackie Ashley’s excellent report on caring for her husband Andrew Marr following his stroke. I saw Jackie at Cambridge Wordfest earlier this year and asked how Andrew was, and she replied that he was doing well and getting lots of physio. As...
Alan Turing and Lionel, the “maths genius”

Alan Turing and Lionel, the “maths genius”

I am very much looking forward to seeing the film Codebreaker when it is released, describing the brilliant talent and shameful treatment of Alan Turning. A postcard of Turing’s sculptured slate image taken from his statue which has pride of place at Bletchley...
Sir Edgar Speyer – Banker, Traitor, Scapegoat, Spy?

Sir Edgar Speyer – Banker, Traitor, Scapegoat, Spy?

Have you ever heard of Sir Edgar Speyer? The chances are that unless you have stayed at his former sprawling home on the North Norfolk coast where his story and sad demise is displayed in the lobby – now the splendid Sea Marge Hotel where I first heard of him...