Holy Grail

by Ryan Clement “Then he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant…’” Matthew 26:27-28 MANY MANY YEARS AGO, I was in Rome over the Easter period. We arrived on Good Friday. Our hotelContinue reading “Holy Grail”

Coexistence!

by Ryan Clement IT’S OFFICIAL! Coexistence of the old and the new can and does work. I already knew that, of course, but needed a title for the short series of blogs. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE of visiting Rome many years ago but, unlike good friends, A. and S., not Athens where they visitedContinue reading “Coexistence!”

Like Father, Like Son

by Ryan Clement IN ‘A writer’s diary for this summer,’ I wrote, “THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT that when the book is published, I would associate it with these Diary blogs and Kos even though 95% of it was written outside the Greek island’s jurisdiction…I HAVE THE SAME FEELING whenever I think of Like Father. It was a sunnyContinue reading “Like Father, Like Son”

Discrimination in Employment Law

by Ryan Clement, barrister IN SEPTEMBER 2021 I published, Race Relations in Employment Law, Put simply in Black & White. In 2023 I published the second edition, and I am currently working on the third. It was and is a challenge to capture so much in so little space. I spend as much time thinking aboutContinue reading “Discrimination in Employment Law”

“In Our Time“

by Ryan Clement ‘Having presented well over 1,000 episodes of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 series, Melvyn Bragg has made the decision to step down from In Our Time following the series which aired earlier this year. Melvyn has presented every episode of In Our Time since the series first launched in 1998,’ wrote theContinue reading ““In Our Time“”

A writer’s diary this Summer

by Ryan Clement IT HAS BEEN fascinating seeing how far and wide these blogs have reached. 🌍 🗺️ 🌎 I remember when my first book, Like Father, Like Son, was published and I saw it on the Barnes & Noble website or in a library or in a bookshop. What a feeling! Blogs are fun,Continue reading “A writer’s diary this Summer”