The Grumpy Vegan fondly recalls watching the satirical television program, Spitting Image, from the mid-1980s until he left for the U.S. in 1987. The show featured human-sized puppets designed by the cartoonists Peter Fluck and Roger Law. The puppets were … Continue reading
Mothers who eat a junk-food diet in pregnancy may seriously damage the long-term health of their child, according to research published today. The study, funded by the Wellcome Trust, was carried out on rats, but scientists say they have every … Continue reading
The wonderful socialist novel, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist, was written by Robert Tressell, who lived part of his life in Hastings and St. Leonards on Sea. The Hastings Museum has a good page on Tressell. The novel was published posthumously … Continue reading
Here’s me questioning what is it about veganism and The Guardian at the Animals and Society Diary.
Here and here. My first thought, after taking the call from my editor was: what did I ever do to hurt her? After that it occurred to me that if, as she had asked, I went vegan for a week, … Continue reading
