I'm working class. Not because my family have always been skint or because I'm from the grim north, but because I am from a class of people who believe in work. In paying their way. Ian Watson classfamilygrim Change image and share on social
Warwick Davies is a cracking actor. The opening scene in the last 'Harry Potter' film, where he plays a captured Griphook, is mesmerising. His pacing is sublime, and the menace and regret he builds into the scene is fantastic. Ian Watson actorbuildcapture share on social
That iPad you just bought. Do you care that it cost a few pence to manufacture? No. It's cost you several hundred pounds because somebody else was willing to pay that much for it. If they weren't... it wouldn't. Ian Watson buycarecost share on social
People with a lot of money aren't in the business of throwing it away, and those paying footballers' wages, organising parking spaces for dead sharks, and even, dare I say it, buying iPads, are doing it because, for them, it's worth the money. Ian Watson businessbuydare share on social
Every joke in 'The Office' was unexpected. I cringed; I could hardly look. I cried with laughter. Ian Watson cringecryjoke Change image and share on social
Tokyo in the late 1960s seemed to be like one of the futures that science fiction presents. Here was the proto- super-technology of the future, electronically, robotically, blahblahblah, intercut with traditional Japanese cultural patterns, Shinto patterns. Ian Watson 1960sblahblahblahcultural share on social
My wife will automatically quote and compare the price of diesel at every petrol station we drive by, like she's got oil-based Tourette's. Ian Watson automaticallybasecompare Change image and share on social
Dad's funeral was standing room only; most in attendance were strangers to me. At the back, a lone Marine stood silently, then left. People told me he'd saved their life or helped them in their darkest hour. Ian Watson attendancebackdad share on social
It's bad enough being conned into singing an anti-war message by John Lennon when you think you're just wishing everyone a merry Christmas. Ian Watson antibadchristmas Change image and share on social