I Never Desired To Go

I Have Nothing To Do With The Selection Of Stories. I'm The Reporter.

I Sailed Through My Childhood With A Complete Lack Of Any Drama.

Up Until About 12 Years Ago We Never, Ever, Wore Flak Jacket Or Helmets But Now The Nastiness Has Got Worse.

But In The First Gulf War The United Kingdom Was Not Under Any Threat From Iraq, And Is Still Less So In The Second One. Then There Is No Justification For Obstructing Freedom Of Information, Particularly As Nations Have A Right To Know What Their Soldiers Are Being Used For.

I Also Read Modern Novels - I Have Just Had To Read 60 As I Am One Of The Judges For The Orange Fiction Prize.