Phill Sacre

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  • Reflections on passing 100,000: Grief and Anger

    Reflections on passing 100,000: Grief and Anger

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    Recently the UK passed a pretty grim milestone: we went over 100,000 covid deaths. The UK has one of the worst death rates in the world – according to Worldometer, we are currently number five on the list (if you sort by deaths per million population). The two most common reactions I’ve seen have been…

  • WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!

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    I hate to break it to you, but – we are all going to die. Not of the coranavirus – well, not all of us, at any rate. Some will die of the coronavirus. Some will die of cancer. Some of us will die of old age, some will die young. Some of us will…

  • A Dreaded Sunny Day at Highgate Cemetery

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    Today Mrs Phil and I went down to Highgate Cemetery to have a look round. (The title of this post, by the way, is a reference to “Cemetry Gates” by The Smiths). Although you can’t get into the West cemetery without going on a tour (and there were no tours today), we had a look round…