Unrest
Some French work first thing, then struggling with major decisions on Skelton Yawngrave, deciding that the story must be told in the third person, rather than by Skelton. Converting it from first to doesn't seem to be too tricky, and I worked steadily through two chapters and it seems to be working. This decision throws one or two babies out with the bathwater, but also allows new ones to bob up. The new version seems darker and more dramatic.
A noisy student protest starting at the station. I saw a small group of students, all looking rather small and young. Oppressive atmosphere crackling with tension, ramped up by the disproportionate police presence. The students are protesting about having University fees trebled, among other things, and have got a good case. At the weekend some were supergluing themselves to the windows of TopShop and Vodaphone - allegedly owned by tax-avoiding plutocrats.
Meanwhile up in London interesting to observe the speed with which this new government has created the conditions for rioting. Mounted police charging into crowds. And in some bizarre comedy of errors, the protesters chanced upon Prince Charles and Camilla's car on the way to the theatre attacking it with paint and breaking a window.
Meanwhile in my comfortable bubble, a nice chat with Lorraine and her pals Lorraine and Sue in the Yeoman.
Below this is a fantastic photo. A Romanov moment. Then less good ones taken by me of the kids in Brighton - I say kids advisedly. Look at the size of the wee ones at the front.
Some French work first thing, then struggling with major decisions on Skelton Yawngrave, deciding that the story must be told in the third person, rather than by Skelton. Converting it from first to doesn't seem to be too tricky, and I worked steadily through two chapters and it seems to be working. This decision throws one or two babies out with the bathwater, but also allows new ones to bob up. The new version seems darker and more dramatic.
A noisy student protest starting at the station. I saw a small group of students, all looking rather small and young. Oppressive atmosphere crackling with tension, ramped up by the disproportionate police presence. The students are protesting about having University fees trebled, among other things, and have got a good case. At the weekend some were supergluing themselves to the windows of TopShop and Vodaphone - allegedly owned by tax-avoiding plutocrats.
Meanwhile up in London interesting to observe the speed with which this new government has created the conditions for rioting. Mounted police charging into crowds. And in some bizarre comedy of errors, the protesters chanced upon Prince Charles and Camilla's car on the way to the theatre attacking it with paint and breaking a window.
Meanwhile in my comfortable bubble, a nice chat with Lorraine and her pals Lorraine and Sue in the Yeoman.
Below this is a fantastic photo. A Romanov moment. Then less good ones taken by me of the kids in Brighton - I say kids advisedly. Look at the size of the wee ones at the front.
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