David Wilson: writing, inventions, art and design
It’s not every day that I write to the King. But then these are far from ordinary days. It was the Greenland business that set me off. I found myself recalling a map I bought some twenty years ago and, after a bit of rummaging, I managed to dig it out. Published by Natural Resources [ ]
Memory is a peculiar thing. For instance, if you were to ask me what I was doing last Tuesday I would be hard pushed to give you a clear answer. But then recently, while following the news of the recent attacks on Iran, I suddenly found myself back in 1979 and walking, as I did [ ]
We went last Friday to the Long Table for an event called Winter Songs. For those who don’t know the Long Table it is a Stroud-based social enterprise one of whose core aims is to celebrate the experience of eating together on a pay-as-you-can basis. Friday’s event was held in the Sanctuary Room a [ ]
During a recent visit to Bristol’s Cribbs Causeway shopping centre, I found myself outside the Lego shop. It was the first time I’d noticed it, to be honest. “You go on.” I said to Mrs Wormwood. “I’ll catch you up in Waterstones.” On stepping inside, I was greeted by a friendly young man who asked [ ]
Things are moving quickly. I read yesterday that the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy has come out in support of recognising the Palestinian State. I like to think that the email I sent him yesterday might have played a part, but I doubt it somehow. And anyway, it seems that Kier Starmer is against the idea [ ]
Let me say right off that, when it comes to activism, my record is a bit thin and I know that many of you are far more assiduous than I am at voicing your concerns over matters of injustice, stupidity, greed or corruption. But if like me you find yourself angry, heartbroken or impotent in [ ]
I heard it suggested (on the Ezra Klein podcast) that Trump and the Maga Cult are likely to be defeated, not by a reinvigorated Democratic Party, nor through grass-roots opposition but in a collision with reality . I liked that and that s why I m sharing it.
I just heard the announcement that the government is to give the go-ahead for the third runway at Heathrow. Apparently, this is meant to deliver that longed-for but elusive prize: economic growth. Now, I don’t necessarily have a problem with economic growth and, though it might come as a surprise, neither do I have a [ ]
I’m thinking about those Tony’s Chocolonely bars—you know, the ones that have totally rewritten the rules of the high-quality chocolate game. We all love them, don’t we? My personal favourite if you’re curious is the milk, caramel and sea-salt. But it’s not just the chocolate that has won us over it’s the [ ]
Imagine if, in 1948, Arabs and Jews had agreed to live together in the country of Palestine. Imagine the Arab population, free from the exploitation of Ottoman landlords, enjoying the rich fruit of the land. Imagine Jews, blasted by the holocaust, returning to discover the roots of their faith and identity. Imagine a secular, multi-cultural [ ]