Fiction
Behind The Mask, Part Three
Sergei was at that moment in the same Middleton Coffee Bar as the event guests. They were seated and now, all face-mask free, as they ordered from the fine selection of free food and drink [more…]
Month: June 2021
20th Century
The Desert War – June 1941
And so to June, the first anniversary of the Desert War and it was a hot month in more ways than one in Libya and Egypt. There is also a small report on East Africa [more…]
Democracy
The adventures of Little Q – Mr Plinsworth comes to town
It was the morning of the 25th of June and little Q was dreaming of singing and marching. Mother had packed all the bags with food, clothes and drink when suddenly there was a knock [more…]
Arts
Rough Gardening In A Pandemic & 40 Things To Do…….
An eventful couple of weeks on the political front has culminated in a horny Government Minister apologising (and having his apology accepted by the PM), not for shagging his bit of spare, but for “Breaking [more…]
Conservatives
Batley By-Election Bloodbath Battle Continues
Friday the 25th June was the last opportunity for candidates in the Batley and Spen by-election to canvass at Friday prayers before voting day the following Thursday, 1st July. Both George Galloway (The Workers Party) [more…]
Authoritarianism
Divide & Conquer
The British have punched above their weight for three hundred years, economically, militarily, socially & geo politically culminating at the end of the 19th Century with the greatest empire the world has ever seen. It [more…]
Cooking
Thou shall have a Fishy, on a little Dishy
I’ve reached an age where recollecting the past is (mostly) a good thing, & happy memories of less hard times well spent, come flooding back. Childhood memories are cherished forever, and when we talk about [more…]
Economics
Monetary Climate Change and its implications for investors, part one
I’ve long been an avid and enthusiastic reader of the “In Gold We Trust” report (“IGWT”), as I believe countless other gold investors are, and I’ve always found great value in the insights, the analyses and all [more…]
Fiction
The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 25
Am I dreaming? She recalled going into the light. So this is death? I thought I’d be frightened. Afarin was talking to the Angle of Death, in the appearance of a Greyfriars monk and he [more…]