Councillor Macklin

Councillor Macklin stated that we had to think about the future, what the next steps were.
He stated that we needed experts; we needed to listen, engage and act. We had to look at what we had done and if we had not done things well, we should tackle the reasons behind it. If we were [...]

Devils on Mars

Something of a busman’s holiday, this. But I think this might be my favourite astronomy pic ever.

Art and deserts

Question: No more likenesses of reality, no idealistic images, nothing but a desert! What might it say about art to equate art with the desert?

Spiritual Voices

Episode 1
How did contemporaries describe the composer whose music we are about to hear?
“Small and fussy, with a slightly stupid look in his eyes. All in all, an unprepossessing figure. Plumpish, just over five feet tall, always on the move, with a large head, a fleshy nose, and pock-marked skin – not very attractive to [...]

First Day Covers

Commemorative envelopes issued by the Royal Mail from about 1974 to 1991.
Solemn Opening of the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King – May 1967 Envelope has been cut open and has a standard 6.5p stamp, scribbled over in red biro. Postmark is 25 Jan, year not clear – 1977?
November 12, 1970 [...]