MY WORD OF 2019 RE-BALANCE
BOOKS READ IN
2019
FOCUS: THE SCIENCE
FICTION OF H G WELLS
H G WELLS- THE TIME
MACHINE/ THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON/ WAR OF THE WORLDS/ THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU
CAPITALIST REALISM- Mark Fisher
THE OVERSTORY- Richard Powers
THE AGE OF SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM- Shoshanna Zuboff
HOW MUSIC WORKS- David
Byrne
NIGHT BOAT TO TANGIER- Kevin Barry
SONG AND DANCE MAN-Michael Gray
TEAM HUMAN- Douglas Rushkoff
NO ONE BELONGS HERE MORE THAN YOU- Miranda July
ON FIRE- Naomi Klein
WILLIAM BLAKE NOW- John Higgs
WHO IS THAT MAN?- David Dalton
BOB DYLAN: BEHIND THE
SHADES TAKE 2- Clinton Heylin
REVOLUTION IN THE HEAD- Ian MacDonald
A FABULOUS CREATION- David Hepworth
CHRONICLES- Bob Dylan
STAYING WITH THE TROUBLE- Donna J Haraway
CLEAR BRIGHT FUTURE- Paul Mason
THIN AIR- Richard Morgan
POSTER BOY- N.J. Crossley
THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH- David Wallace-Wells
THE WAR THAT ENDED PEACE- Margaret MacMillan
I AM DYNAMITE A LIFE
OF FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE- Sue Prideaux
SILENT SPRING- Rachel Carson
THE VORRH- B. Catling
MY RE-READS
OLAF STAPLEDON- Last and First Men
HOMER THE
ODYSSEY (Emily Wilson’s Trans)
OSCAR WILDE LETTERS
AND ESSAYS (Vol 3 Folio Collected Works)
THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES- Arthur Conan Doyle
THE SONNETS- William Shakespeare
MUSIC OF 2019
FOCUS: THE
REDISCOVERY OF BOB DYLAN
HIGHLIGHTS
BOB DYLAN
THE MOBILE FIDELITY REMASTER OF BLOOD ON THE TRACKS LIMITED EDITION
THE MOBILE FIDELITY REMASTER OF BLONDE ON BLONDE LIMITED EDITION
NEW MORNING (Mobile Fidlity)
TIME OUT OF MIND
MODERN TIMES
MORE BLOOD MORE TRACKS
OH MERCY
LOVE AND THEFT
TRAVELLIN’ THRU
THE BEATLES
THE BEATLES 5OTH
ANNIVERSARY RE-ISSUE ABBEY ROAD
ANGEL OHLSON
ALL MIRRORS
NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
GHOSTEEN
BRIAN ENO AND DAVID BYRNE
MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS ENO AND DAVID BYRNE
MY PODCAST OF 2019
HOW’S IT ROLLING BOB?
MY GREATEST TRIUMPHS OF 2019
·
I WROTE MY FIRST SCREENPLAY AFTER COMPLETING A
SCREENWRITING COURSE (BUT SEE GREATEST
REGRET)
·
I wrote an entire training programme for social
workers working with Looked After Children and personally delivered it.
·
I successfully interviewed for a position with
the Social Work Regulator for England
MY GREATEST REGRET OF 2019
NOT FINISHING A SINGLE PIECE OF WRITING
MY BIGGEST LEARNINGS OF 2019
·
THE UTTER USELESSNESS OF BINARY POLITICS. Politically, 2019 was a monstrosity of
division. There appeared to me to be a complete lack of any sense of respectful
discourse or willingness to listen to different views. This boorishness was echoed by social media
and reflected in politician’s behaviour with the single honourable exception of
Jeremy Corbyn who, whatever your political views about him might be, behaved
with courtesy and grace throughout, while being subjected to the most vicious and
vitriolic lies and accusations, I have ever seen. The entire media were a disgrace. The publically funded BBC came across as
biased and in the service of the right wing of the UK. There should be an enquiry into its behaviour
and its leadership.
·
The growth of far right nationalism and the increasingly
open behaviour of racist thugs in our society is a warning from history. An Islamophobe is now our Prime Minister who
has openly insulted Muslim women.
·
If democracy is only as good as our education
system, then our education system must be broken.
·
THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGY TO EVERYTHING. There has to be a better way to do this. It begins with the study of history,
particularly military history. How to
make the best decisions in extreme circumstances is an essential skill. Decision making in war is the example. We are not seeing any world leaders with a strategic
mindset. Possibly with the exception of
Jacintha in New Zealand. But there is
also AOC and Bernie in the US and Gina Miller.
There’s Edward Luttwak.
·
MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH IS LIKE A GARDEN;
YOU MUST TEND THEM!
MY MAN OF 2019
JEREMY CORBYN
MY WOMAN OF 2019
GRETA THUNBERG.
But also a shout out for AOC who has burst into the US Congress like a stunningly beautiful thunderbolt.
But also a shout out for AOC who has burst into the US Congress like a stunningly beautiful thunderbolt.
MY FOCUS FOR 2020
STRATEGY/ MILITARY HISTORY/
NAPOLEON/ POLITICAL THEORY/ CHESS/
GUITAR/ SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND
STRATEGY/ LEADERSHIP/ PHYSICAL FITNESS/
CYCLING ON THE BROMPTON-WHAT IS POSSIBLE?/MORE BOB DYLAN/ THE ISSUE OF ISRAEL
MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN AND FRIENDS
CONTACT
MONEY
ONE WRITING PROJECT A MONTH - MINIMUM-COMPLETED AND SENT OFF
MAY 2020 BE A YEAR OF PEACE AND JOY FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES
ONE WRITING PROJECT A MONTH - MINIMUM-COMPLETED AND SENT OFF
MAY 2020 BE A YEAR OF PEACE AND JOY FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES
