It’s been a good week. Tuesday was a perfect early autumn day at Hepworth Towers. Warm sunshine, no wind at all. Completely still days are r...

In the light of the Green Party's vote on Zionism, I commend to you this article by Jonathan Freedman. It’s well worth reading. It made me...

Have you ever been hooked on a television series you wish you could stop watching? I turned to a gentle small town drama called ‘Everwood’ -...

I’ve had a quiet day on my own after a very busy few weeks, and during those weeks I have thought from time to time that it might have been ...

Channel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theories, says author Gina Rippon

Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists

The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add...

The blog is becoming sad and bedraggled, and spoiling its noble record. It’s not surprising…I’ve done it for twenty years.  I first beg...

The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tal, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.

Hello. What to talk about? Andy Burnham and his refreshing approach? The fact that he knows how to connect, and he seems to care about ord...

Letter: Simon Steyne says the MP who is expected to be the next prime minister has a chance to appeal to anti-racist former supporters who reject xenophobic policies

Hussam Abu Safiya faces ‘tangible danger to his life’ following 18 months in prison without charge or trial

The headlines say the UK is investing £4.7 billion in defence. I call it warfare. Why aren’t we investing in diplomacy? Why aren’t we inve...

Exclusive: Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child says Andy Burnham has chance to ‘correct mistakes’ on refugees

Dr Mazen Al-Rantisi, a 71-year-old physician well known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested in the occupied West Bank

We have had roofers here for over a week, with scaffolding round most of the house and a skip in the drive. But the front garden looks bea...

From Gaza to the Peter Mandelson row, his abandoned pledges to the ‘island of strangers’ claim, Starmer’s time at No 10 was truly dismal, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

First - thank goodness for the sound majority of Andy Burnham. Phew. Reform was soundly beaten. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Now for what I wanted...

I was standing in the check out queue in Sainsbury’s, watching a man take an age to pack his shopping, while the cashier sat watching him,...

This week is Refugee Week.  I was online looking for something I’d written in The Times and instead of finding it, I came across a piece I...

London — At today's sentencing of the Filton four, Mr Justice Johnson dressed an unprecedented, politically engineered outcome in the language of proportionality, regret and judicial duty - a mastercl...

“David was an inspiration to artists and an evangelist for joy who gave the gift of his art to a world that really needs more not less of ...

While Dave has had constant heavy rain and even hail this week, we had another lovely day yesterday. Cold and sunny but warm enough out of...

More holiday snaps. I’m feeling too lazy/relaxed to write. Stackpole Estate on Sunday… An inlet full of flowering lilies  The day began on...

Liz and I are staying in a cottage in Pembrokeshire, half a mile from the coastal path. It’s perfect for us - quiet, two bedrooms, two com...

It’s been so beautiful here this last month. The May blossom has faded now, and the cow parsley is on the turn, but ox-eye daisies(moonpen...

Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities

I’m sorry but I’ve just got to say something about Tony Blair’s latest advice to Labour.  Does he really think anyone cares what he has to...

Former PM’s essay on Labour’s self-delusion shows he is the perfect person to provide such a critique