Hobbies
Crossword No. 96
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more…]
Month: December 2019
16th Century
The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 2
The Opposing Forces – The Muslims The army of Suliman the Magnificent was an impressive force that was both hated and feared throughout Europe. Unusually for the time the infantry were the elite, the Janissaries [more…]
Arts
Nominations for Wankpuffin of the Year 2019
For the third year running I am pleased to present the WOTYs. 2018’s nominations. Vote early, vote often, vote as many times as you like. Enter the name of your choice, use full names, duplicates [more…]
17th Century
Conservatives
Today’s Election – What it’s Really About
The looming election appears patently divisive. But it isn’t the election itself that’s doing it. The division arises from the starkness of choice confronting the nation. The very word “di-vision” almost evokes a condition of [more…]
Arts
Prostitution law in the UK
Prostitution Law Some time ago there was a planning application for a ‘sexual encounter establishment’ all over the local paper. It was to be a lap dancing club. But people made some inflammatory statements, so [more…]
Conservatives
Dear Local MP – At This Special Time
Just to explain, I was more incensed than usual, just very recently, at a propaganda sheet pushed through my letterbox. It was from my local MP, I’ve not named the constituency but it is easily [more…]
America
President Donald Trump Rally – Hershey, Pennsylvania
Start time midnight. Featured image: Gage Skidmore – Licence CC BY-SA 2.0
Fiction
Joe Malone, Part Forty-One
Ch 41 – A walk in the moonlight. “Where are we?” I asked Gill. He was resealing his ‘passengers’ back into the thin, false container. Screwing the aluminium into place with a hand drill. I’d [more…]