Arts
Ramble On!
I must go out for a walk again, just my walking boots and I. And all I ask is an OS map and one of those little plastic wallets to keep it dry. As [more…]
Month: November 2020
America
The United States is clearly not united, nor was it ever
One of the great historical myths is the American Civil War was fought to abolish slavery. Serious historians know it was neither a civil war, nor was it fought to emancipate slaves. A civil war [more…]
America
HATED! Trump Doesn’t Care
Donald Trump is a man of his word. He’s the Ronseal One Coat of politicians – “it does what it says on the tin”. Promises made, promises kept. Americans see a flawed President who said [more…]
20th Century
Hunter S Thompson: Thou shouldst be living at this hour
Before he shot himself in 2005 after decades of cocaine & booze self abuse, HST produced some of the most remarkable commentary on the modern US political process. With insider access to the players involved, [more…]
America
Biden Will Win
Professor Allan Lichtman has an unblemished record of predicting US Presidential election winners and on this simple basis, his opinion and prediction of likely victor is worthy of taking seriously. One might ask, who is [more…]
America
Downfall (This time it’s serious) 2020
So…………….according to the corporate media, this is it for Roossian-backed Hitler. Game over. The walls are closing in. It’s the last days of the Trumpian Reich. Go get those whistles & flags ready, people! Yes, [more…]
Business
Economic consequences – always ask: Who benefits?
Things don’t just “happen”. Everything in the passing parade of phenomena is the result of something that preceded it: this is the world of cause and effect. Those appointed to hold the levers of power [more…]
America
US2020 Presidential Election
“Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Here are some basics relating to the forthcoming US elections on Tuesday the 3rd of November 2020. Presidential race: Donald Trump / Mike Pence (incumbent President/Vice President) standing [more…]
Fiction
War Crimes Chapter 32 – The Detective’s story
Chapter 32 – The Detective’s story Detective Inspector Hope couldn’t park at Banbury Police Station and had to leave his car in a nearby multi-storey car park. The police station was a modern 1980s building [more…]