New website, new look, new book, New European, new and old battles to fight

OK, I’ve listened. I’ve listened to people like the wonderfully named James Ski, who stood up at a mental health event I was speaking at, and said ‘I’m a big fan, but your website’s shit.’ His considered advice was that it was old-fashioned and hard to use...

My film on the Mail – and why it is good for the soul to rip it up

I know, I know, I am almost sixty years old, a grown man even  ... and yes, if my Mum was still alive, she'd say 'tut, tut, Alastair, why are you bothering to make a film about that silly man from the Daily Mail that most people have never heard of, and none but his...
There are so many great charities filling the gap in services and changing the conversation around mental health. As a @mindcharity Ambassador I am a bit biased but in this, Mental Health Awareness Week, of all the great causes asking for our time, support and cash, Mind and the other charities below are worthy of all three. Shoutout for @rethinkmentalillness too!

There are so many great charities filling the gap in services and changing the conversation around mental health. As a @mindcharity Ambassador I am a bit biased but in this, Mental Health Awareness Week, of all the great causes asking for our time, support and cash, Mind and the other charities below are worthy of all three. Shoutout for @rethinkmentalillness too! ...

Tree of the Day. Not because it is such a special tree. But I love the bus stop/traffic light/Tree/Shard combo

Tree of the Day. Not because it is such a special tree. But I love the bus stop/traffic light/Tree/Shard combo ...

First of a two part @restispolitics LEADING with Kwasi Kwarteng now out LINK IN BIO fair to say he is a lot more reflective than his former boss Liz Truss, up to and including admitting if he was 22 he would struggle to find reasons to vote Tory. It is a fascinating listen but I was left concluding that even he doesn’t fully understand the madness that led to her becoming PM and the budget that almost smashed the economy

First of a two part @restispolitics LEADING with Kwasi Kwarteng now out LINK IN BIO fair to say he is a lot more reflective than his former boss Liz Truss, up to and including admitting if he was 22 he would struggle to find reasons to vote Tory. It is a fascinating listen but I was left concluding that even he doesn’t fully understand the madness that led to her becoming PM and the budget that almost smashed the economy ...

Here we go. Two wins in a row for first time this season … has to be #utc

Here we go. Two wins in a row for first time this season … has to be #utc ...

50th anniversary Islington Boxing Club. Frank Warren driving up the auction bids. Great atmosphere and some good fights.

50th anniversary Islington Boxing Club. Frank Warren driving up the auction bids. Great atmosphere and some good fights. ...