Parsons Watch

Welcome to the one-stop stop for all things Parsons that could well become weekly: Parsons Watch.

Tony Writes:

Some earth-shaking journalistic insights from Tony's column.

- 112 is a difficult number to remember
- The British cherish failure over success. You want examples, Tony's got them: Eddie the Eagle beats Fred Perry, Charge of the Light Brigade beats Falklands, Simon Dee beats David Frost. QED.
- Fiona Phillips embodies how the UK built a large empire.

Parsons of the Week:


This is Michael Parsons. Professor Michael Parsons, if you don't mind. In 2003 he won the Webb medal for his contributions to ship building. Good for him.

Parsons in Music

This week Gram Parsons the father of alt country-rock. I bought one of his albums just because he was called Parsons. That and I have a not-so-secret-now penchant for country music. Like many people called Parsons, Gram struggled with bad hairstyling before his untimely death (unrelated).

Apparently Gram was born Cecil Ingram Connors, but he still qualifies for the inaugural "Parsons in Music".


Parsons Word Fact: Parsons spelt backwards is Snosrap. This was my dad's nickname at school, so don't tease him about it or he might hit you. Not that he's a violent man.