THE SOCIAL MOBILITY SCAM When I worked in commercial restaurant management, back in the 1980s, we employed all sorts. This was London, the melting pot, a place where livings could be made, legitimate or otherwise. Sometimes, we didn’t enquire too rigorously into work permits, visas, and the like: if someone was prepared to spend…
Turning revolution into money …you think it’s funny Turning rebellion into money – The Clash. ‘White Man in Hammersmith Palais’ 1978 I saw the Clash in 1977. Now that was something. They were impossibly good – a non-stop torrent of white-hot energy cascading from the stage, passing right through the instantly electrified audience. Not sure…
Bukowski’s ‘Bluebird’ still flying high Some thoughts on The Bluebird, by Charles Bukowski. First, here’s the poem there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I’m not going to let anybody see you. there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants…