Those of you who knew David Fleming or have read any of his works will be delighted to hear that, thanks to the sterling efforts of Shaun Chamberlain and publishers Chelsea Green, both Lean Logic, David's life's work, and Surviving the Future, Shaun's edited introduction to …
University caterers take up the challenge
In my last sad blog about Livvy I also mentioned that following on from my talk at the TUCO (The University Caterers' Organisation) conference there were several initiatives afoot to improve the provision of safe freefrom food for allergic and coeliac students starting …
The tragedy of young death
I have often written in this blog about friends and colleagues who have died. But they have all been either of great age, like Dr Harry Morrow Brown, or have at least lived out their three score years and ten – Cartoon Christopher, Clarissa Dickson Wright, David Fleming. So …
Partying….
August, theoretically a month of rest, seems to have been particularly hectic this year... However, we did take a day off last weekend for the traditional summer party, blessed this year by the most glorious day. (Last year we were all huddled in the kitchen around bowls of very …
‘Why Lidl are not nuts’
Lidl is in trouble with the FSA and has recalled some of the Honey Peanuts because the word 'peanuts' does not appear on the pack even though there is a picture of them. And yes.... this is important. Yet again, I am totally with Alex who rightly maintains that rules must be …





