European Union
March For Leave – Day 5
I am convinced that there is nothing in the world more glorious than a sunny day in gods own county. On a day that will be marked in history as the day the mighty British [more…]
Month: March 2019
19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 14
October 20th, 1809. Fred is to be hanged on Monday the 23rd – a perilously short date. We have been conferring as to how to contrive his rescue. Jem was in favour of blowing down [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 59
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winners. Tbd. Choose from any of the mugs [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1978
Featured song: ELO – Mr Blue Sky This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 21st March 2019 Panel: Tobias Ellwood (Tory. Remainer) Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour. Remainer) Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP. ) John O’Dowd (Sinn Fein.) Polly MacKenzie (Demos.) Venue: Belfast Of this motley crew only Ellwood has a [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Belfast. On the panel: Conservative defence minister and former captain in the Royal Green Jackets Tobias Ellwood MP, who became [more…]
Arts
PMQs with Going Postal
Link to PMQs on Parliament TV, or watch on GP TV. Agenda Oral questions: International Development (including Topical Questions) Prime Minister’s Question Time Ten Minute Rule Motion: Destitution Domestic Violence Concession (Eligibility) Kirsty Blackman MP [more…]
Authoritarianism
Globalism v. Nationalism Revisited
A while ago I wrote a piece on Globalism v. Nationalism. In essence I argued that the old Left v. Right politics was breaking down, and that instead politics was realigning on Globalist v. Nationalist [more…]
Arts
Marching to Leave – Days 1, 2 & 3
I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed this so far and what fun it has been meeting everyone. Today I realised one of the guys I had been drinking with and talking to is [more…]