I woke up to the news the South Korea’s population has fallen for the first time in its history. Wars and famines have been just as prevalent in the country’s history as anywhere else, but it turns out that demographics is the thing that really counts. An ageing population who choose to avoid having too

What makes a good story?  I don’t know.  I am not sure anyone does.  But I know one when I read one, and this is a good one.  

In the summer of 1983 I became the first member of my family to be awarded a degree. I returned to the seaside town I grew up in with the letters BSc(Hons) after my name. I then became the first member of my family to sign up on the dole. The poor economic prospects of

The first rock album I bought was Bowie’s Station to Station. It’s taken me nearly 50 years to appreciate it.