It's all really rather sad and disappointing. It will also take some turning around, even if the political will was there.

Is it really that much of a drop?! Crazy stat.

This is some excellent research. I touched on some of this in my own research, but the specificity of this work is really powerful and much of it resonates daily in FE. Recommendations 6 to 10 are particularly relevant. Hopefully someone listens.

And inadvertently raised £368.27 for the Dogs Home for completing the BRMB Walkathon.

Cherry pope?

Nice one! Don't blame you, great you can fit a con in on your trip.

It sure did. Closest we ever got to an American comic con, plus the weekend was good fun too. Real shame it stopped.

Blimey, 13 years. Still large in my head, slightly surreal even, but up there with the coolest things I've ever done.

Cheers Mat, appreciate the kind words. Be good to see you at a convention one of these days for old times sake.

Well, I guess the future's not yet fully written.

The original Octonauts books (not the ones based on TV show) were very popular with my boys at that age.

Busy mate, but all good. Hoping to get back into the comics scene in the next 12 months. How're you?