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Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.

Published 23-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science, Travel Tags: reviews

That’s far more polite than I would have put it.

Guardian: People with extremist views less able to do complex mental tasks, research suggests

Published 22-Feb-2021
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: idiots

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BBC: Covid: Minister rules out vaccine passports in UK Apparently, nobody could agree what colour they should be.

Published 07-Feb-2021
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: brexit, coronavirus

Book review: ‘Lines in the Sand’ by A.A. Gill

‘Lines in the Sand’ by A.A. Gill

Collected journalism.

Published 03-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Other Tags: AA Gill, reviews

Book review: ‘All Points North’ by Simon Armitage

‘All Points North’ by Simon Armitage

Humorous memoir from the future Poet Laureate.

Published 01-Feb-2021

Damn! Looks as if our poor hedgehogs are totally screwed, then!

BBC: Chris Grayling leads MPs' charge to save hedgehogs

Published 26-Jan-2021
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: idiots, politics

Book review: ‘The Fire of Joy’ by Clive James

‘The Fire of Joy’ by Clive James

Roughly eighty poems to get by heart and say aloud.

Published 24-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Poetry Tags: reviews

Book review: ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

Uwe Johnson in Sheerness (1974–1984).

Published 21-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History Tags: reviews

This Brexit nonsense is getting out of hand…

Jelly and gravy shortage shock!

Published 19-Jan-2021
Filed under: Nonsense

Book review: ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

A nature diary.

Published 12-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews

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On the Moor
On the Moor: science, history and nature on a country walk

Carter cleverly weaves in science at every opportunity, whether it’s inspired by direct observations of birds and animals and plants […] or spinning off from a trig point onto the geometric methods of surveying through history all the way up to GPS. […] All in all, this is probably best described as a great ramble on the moor with an expert guide. […] It’s a wuthering wonder.
—Brian Clegg, popular science author and communicator, Popular Science Books

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  • Comment on Jabsolutely nothing to declare by Richard Carter
    In reply to Cindy Fujimoto. Fixed, thanks.
  • Comment on Jabsolutely nothing to declare by Cindy Fujimoto
    You might ask me how I came across your website. Well, I forgot Ivor Cutler's name, so I looked up Gruts on the Internet and there you were. And so was he. And it looks like your link to Covid: Minister rules out vaccine passports in UK is incomplete. This one works: https://www.bbc.com/news/55970801
  • Comment on Milk churn label by Paul Gooderham
    Sorry got that wrong my grandmother was his daughter

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