2026

And a woman still has to prove her identity every single time. Surely, by now there must be an easier way for organisations to check identity. The Inland Revenue know who and where we are, surely this information could be made available to others seeking verification? I cannot face going through all my papers yet again – wasn’t expecting to need to do this anymore so deleted info from my laptop – in order to take on a study role. I will plough on with my research and hope to find some funding elsewhere at some stage.

And another thing….a young lady has just been awarded a new music award…with a sad back story, but I would like to see my friend Iryna Ilnytska achieve a much-deserved wider audience too. She has a back story. Born in Ukraine, family home virtually destroyed in the Donbas, horrendous tales of Russians and Ukraine, she fundraises tirelessly for Ukrainian volunteers and is a suberb mezzo soprano and unique performer. How do some people make it through and not others? It’s a mystery.

Here is a nice happy photo.