Atheist Christmas

It’s that time of year where I point well-meaning friends and family, confused at my attitude to the festive season, at a video that sums it up. Tim Minchin nails it: [embedplusvideo height=”390″ width=”645″...

Atheist Solstice

If all goes to plan I am on my way back to the hills of home with G and some good friends. I’ll get to see virtually my entire family in one place (I’m part of a sizable brood, there’s a reason Celts use the term clan), most of my oldest friends and...

Ghost town

The snow has ripped a hole through the last full working week of the year in London. Trains, planes and roads are all messed up with the end result that the great Christmas exodus from the capital seems to have started early. Every year, the last two or three days...