Blogs are born in the hearts and minds of writers, they grow, and then are released to make their way in the world. They totter through the blogosphere being praised, admired, shared, made viral, or criticised, and sometimes trolled. Then they can disappear. But the best are remembered and shared long after their birth.This book is a collection of the blogs written by the author over the past five years. Most were published on national newspaper sites, including the Huffington Post UK, and the Independent blog pages. Many were also published by the influential British political blog, Left Foot Forward. The book also includes previously unpublished material, not available elsewhere.The blogs cover a wide range of subjects and topics, including literary and music reviews, and social and political commentary. The book also covers shares the author