Alaistair Campbell quote today: Something has gone wrong with our culture. This is in conversation about the government strategy of herd...

What a crazy few days. The pandemic is raging out there. The numbers are really serious. Nearly 1000 Uk deaths just today. We delivered...

Virus Entry 18 789 Uk deaths in the last 24 hours. This virus is brutal. My thoughts are with everybody at the pointy end of this....

Virus entry 17 Bad news today. Boris Johnson, the prime minister, is in intensive care. Obviously terrible for him and his family but now...

Virus entry 16 Even a day when I think I’ve had a day off feels like I’ve been very busy all day. The change has been so total that my...

Virus entry 15 In south Africa the health workers take a taxi to work. That is a 10 seater minibus that I’ve been in. A taxi is a private...

Virus entry 14 All this rapid learning seems like a slowed version of the Matrix. I had the thought ‘how to teach tonic sol fa’...

Virus entry 13 A sad and frustrating development for my 4th year student at RWCMD. Usually a music degree ends with a final recital. A 50...

A letter today Mesdames, Messieurs, les candidats du concours de recrutement de trombone basse solo jouant le 3ème trombone, Nous vous...

Virus entry 12 The government has, rightly, started to come under severe and open criticism from many quarters especially leading...

Virus entry 11 Quite the loveliest thing today. Debbie told me that she had been chatting to likeminded teachers and specifically this...

I honestly can’t believe the stupidity of a friend’s boss. I can’t talk about private health matters here. But there’s no harm in saying...

Clocks sprang forward overnight. That was slightly weird as I completely didn’t know. And it is almost completely irrelevant. Weird...

Uk death toll exceeds 1000 today. Today was the first music centre zoom sessions. I haven’t seen any of the recordings yet. I certain...

Virus entry 7 Boris Johnson has tested positive. Health secretary Matt Hancock too. Obvs Johnson was stood next to the chief medical...

The virus took a step closer to us today. My cousin Kathryn is recovering and my dear freind Emily has it in her house - although it...

Entry 5 Woke this morning to two different stories but both added together signposting some serious problems with how things are. This is...

Entry 4 Watching adverts on the tv today and I really saw how silly they are. Trying to persuade us to buy things. Somehow creating a...

Mad day! Health wise the reports are that although they are struggling it feels like a lull before the storm. Day two of lock down....

Monday night/Tuesday Last night was Boris’ announcement to the nation that we are shut down! Different, more serious vibe. People, not...