I'm working from home today as I await my passport delivery. Quite the irony given that once I am on the transplant list I shouldn't really travel away from home too far. Still it doesn't feel right not to have the means the travel. I've been listening to Andrew Marr on Radio 4 this morning, with a discussion on Anywheres and Somewheres. I am most definitely an Anywhere, probably to the extreme, in that I am an ultra liberal who believes that immigration is a good thing for culture, economy and social progression.
Still, I stand increasingly isolated in the Theresa May view of the world; she who despises citizens of nowhere. I've lived in London for about twenty years now. I thrive on the multiculturalism here. It's what makes the city work. Believe it or not there is a small community here, be it friends from my building, friendly faces from Guys Hospital or others in local politics. The latter I am increasingly interested in becoming more involved in. I want to make a difference in my local community. Is it possible to be both an Anywhere and a Somewhere?
Still, I stand increasingly isolated in the Theresa May view of the world; she who despises citizens of nowhere. I've lived in London for about twenty years now. I thrive on the multiculturalism here. It's what makes the city work. Believe it or not there is a small community here, be it friends from my building, friendly faces from Guys Hospital or others in local politics. The latter I am increasingly interested in becoming more involved in. I want to make a difference in my local community. Is it possible to be both an Anywhere and a Somewhere?
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