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US astronaut confirms existence of aliens!
Read more: US astronaut confirms existence of aliens!I began my interest in science fiction when I was about twelve. I had lived in a small village near Durham called Shadforth and went to primary school there. There were around thirty children in the school and one and a half teachers. Maybe having a half teacher gave me the necessary sense of ambiguity… Know More
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God’s Chariots
Read more: God’s ChariotsI said in the last blog that I would focus a little bit more on how God infiltrates every aspect of Ghanaian culture. The evangelicals are here with a vengeance. Churches are springing up everywhere and there are some extremely gold-laden pastors, as business class passengers may have noticed on flights to Britain for the… Know More
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Today we have naming of parts…
Read more: Today we have naming of parts…Place names everywhere can be fascinating when they tell a story or refer to a mystery. On the other hand (as in the UK) they can be a clogged-up banality of flowers, trees and shrubs. Laburnum Groves and Avenues, Oak Streets, Ash Drives and the like may have had a cache when the empire-building middle… Know More
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In Praise of Nick Broomfield
Read more: In Praise of Nick BroomfieldBeing three and a half thousand miles away from the UK seems as nought when I tune in to BBC World News, here in Ghana, and catch the weather forecast and the politics. It is true that the further you are away from the culture that helped define you, the more you see how trivialising… Know More
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The Despotic Mongol, the Animated Iranian and the Abducted Child
Read more: The Despotic Mongol, the Animated Iranian and the Abducted ChildWhen I’m in London I become a cineaste first, gallery viewer second and eater, third. Theatre has drifted down my list. of priorities. I find it harder than ever to suspend my disbelief, except on first nights when the adrenaline is burning through the actors. But, then, tickets are at a premium and I don’t… Know More
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Too much knowledge is a dangerous thing
Read more: Too much knowledge is a dangerous thingReading the paper over coffee this morning I noticed that Health Ministers are giving the go ahead for hospital consultants’ success and failure rates to be put on-line. This could be as bad as it gets for patients. Some time ago now I developed one of the first appraisal systems for top medical professionals. An… Know More
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It’s a load of Balls Ed
Read more: It’s a load of Balls EdFor some time the dubious solutions to failure in the private sector have been imported into the ‘uncompetitive’ public sector. The assumption behind the strategy is that by introducing competition, then standards rise. Thus, cleaning firms win the right to increase MRSA in hospitals by offering minimum wages, rock bottom tenders and dirty floor cloths.… Know More
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The bald shall not inherit the earth
Read more: The bald shall not inherit the earthSome research says baldness can be equated with extra virility in men but that cuts no ice in today’s desire for a beautiful, undifferentiated ‘norm’. Scientists have found a way to extract hair-producing cells from my scalp and propagate them in the laboratory before injecting them in my bald area and waiting for them, like… Know More
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High speed junk
Read more: High speed junkBeing an academic by profession enabled me to be in at the beginning of the computer revolution. At home I ensured we had everything from ZX Spectrums and Amstrads on. My MA dissertation was typed on a golf ball and my PhD thesis was word processed. In the former, when I inadvertently put down the… Know More