London anti-austerity protest, 27 May
May 5, 2015
We were told austerity was to reduce UK debt and rescue economy. However, the UK debt has doubled to £1.526 trillion and productivity is now 17% less than in 2008. Judge for yourself whether austerity – which is causing misery and suffering to millions …
Sunday Brunch, C4, 3 May 2015
May 1, 2015
Talked with presenters Tim and Simon about the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope and the mysterious white spots found on dwarf planet Ceres by NASA’s Dawn spaceprobe. Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch is always fun to do. Always seems to be a good …
Bring Back the NHS, 24 April 2015
April 23, 2015
Very pleased to be be invited to speak up for our NHS at Bring back the NHS , hosted by Sir Ian McKellen (AKA Gandalf), 7-8.30pm, Central Hall, Westminster. Here is what I squeezed into my 3-minute speech. And here is the video.
Edinburgh Science Festival, 10-12 April
April 12, 2015
Briefing for helpers (including a passing astronaut) at children space day This 4-year-old told me light takes 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth! #scientistonthesofa Jennifer from the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, completes he …
My Top 5 Reads of 2014
December 17, 2014
1) One of the most fantastically wonderful books I have ever read. Set in the gold rush town of Hokitika, NZ, in 1866, it tells the story of a mysterious murder through the eyes of a score of characters. Catton became the youngest every Man Booker Priz …