By the time Jinnie had reached Potters Bar Station to travel to Vauxhall Cross, she had recovered her composure. It was just the sheer relief of knowing that Paolo was OK that had overwhelmed her. [more…]
Question Time 16th December 2021 The Panel: Chris Philp (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Chris Hopson (NHS Providers) Fraser Nelson Olivia Utley (Journalist) Stewart Hosie (SNP) Venue: Stoke-on-Trent While the topic is the six towns of [more…]
In 1954, as the centenary of the end of the Crimean War approached, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of articles for the Manchester Evening News which vividly described that campaign. In this article, [more…]
If asked to name the world’s most unethical company, what would you say? For many, myself included, the answer would be obvious: Amazon. From exploiting workers in sweat shop conditions to tax dodging and more [more…]
The announcement over the two-carriage rattle-trap train’s tannoy told us this we’d reached the terminus and bid us ‘Welcome to sunny Skegness’. Bearing in mind this was December on the East Coast, these wry words [more…]
Avoiding blackouts If you keep a sceptical eye upon the media, you will have seen a few scare stories recently around the fragility of the national grid and this coming winter. Our betters, having closed [more…]
According to The Naked Scientists (2000), “There are now at least 25,000 Elvis impersonators around the world, compared to only 170 in 1977 when Elvis died. At this rate of growth, experts predict that by [more…]
I could have worked for the BBC. Yes, I know that sounds preposterous, but actually it’s true! I could have worked for the BBC, and by now would be a retired executive on a very [more…]
Introduction I woke up one morning thinking, “I’ll write a few articles for GP about the gyroscope. How hard can that be?”. Hmm… Well it turns out that that was a really stupid idea. Are [more…]
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