We talk as if we understand why civil disorder happens, rather than recognising the unpredictable processes at play Around this time last year, I stood at the threshold of my home in Hackney, with a week-old baby asleep inside and two helicopters overhead tracking the looters outside. As far as I could figure out there [...]
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Civil engineer William Lyttle was known as the "Male Man of Hackney" after spending 40 years digging a network tunnels beneath his home. Now Lyttle's property is up for sale, although with considerably fewer tunnels. More » Read Post
Ultimately I decided that I should stop regarding my mental health as a dirty little secret and just come clean. And so, here I am, writing this article and airing my bipolar disorder to the world. read more Read Post
Next Wednesday, 10 June, at 7pm, I’ll be on home turf in Hackney, talking about “The Logic of Life” and perhaps a little about my forthcoming book too. Pages of Hackney is an intimate venue, which would be a big attraction if I were... Read Post