Literature
The Platform at Aston Rowant
From Aston Rowant to Kingston Blount From halt to halt, it beetled west For miles below the Chiltern crest A country line, of no account .. Now trains no longer skirt these hills And fencing [more…]
Oxford
Literature
The Station at Aston Rowant
Based on a lyrical passage in The Oxford, Gloucester and Milford Haven Road, by Charles G Harper. Harper’s entire oeuvre of “Road” books has long been out of print, but no travel writer I know [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 11th January 2024 The Panel: Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Anand Menon (Professor of Politics) Lord Stuart Rose (Chairman of ASDA) Venue: Oxford Lord Stuart Rose, not his real name, Stuart Alan [more…]
20th Century
The Dreaming Spires
The 1949 page of our old family photo album is confidently captioned ‘Bournemouth’ but neglects any images of the Hampshire Riviera resort. Not to worry. They say that getting there is half of the fun [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 14th May 2020 Panel: Stephen Barclay (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Mick Cash (Trades Union Leader) Luke Johnson (Venture Capitalist) Devi Sridhar (Accademic) Venue: Oxford Author of the Hippocratic oath and conqueror of smallpox, [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 9th January 2020 Panel: Brandon Lewis (Conservative) Clive Lewis (Labour) Anne McElvoy (The Economist) Miatta Fahnbulleh (New Economics Foundation) Max Hastings (Writer) Venue: Oxford For a short while longer, dear reader, we will [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Oxford. On the panel are: Brandon Lewis MP, minister for security and deputy for EU Exit and No Deal preparation, [more…]