20th Century
Beachy Head To Brighton
Beachy Head Beachy Head is a prominent chalk headland located in East Sussex. It’s known for its stark white chalk cliffs that rise around 530 feet high, making it the highest chalk sea cliff in [more…]
Month: July 2023
Biography
Trade Plating Around England, Part Thirteen
This time, Covid, furlough and enough is enough. Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part one is here Part two [more…]
20th Century
G3E3 – Origins of The Singers – Later Time
This is based on stuff like what I like, there will be various bands and artists to try and cheer you up and kick-start your weekend. Hopefully for many of you, to bring back some [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 6th July 2023 The Panel: Johnny Mercer (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Dale Vince (Ecotricity) Kate Andrews (The Spectator) Venue: Fleetwood John Luther Mercer is a former Royal Artillery officer, risen to the rank [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Nineteen
Jinnie and Lucia where busy feeding the twins their breakfast and having their regular chat when they both suddenly stopped. Willie had distinctly said ‘Mum’ while reaching out for his mashed up boiled egg. Millie [more…]
Authoritarianism
Petition The King
It happened a couple of weeks ago. I was feeling rather disconsolate. Deflated. Depressed, even. As I watched our freedom slip away, largely unremarked by the mainstream media who were busy frothing over The Next [more…]
Biography
Deborah, Part II
As he approaches Deborah’s apartment, the third this morning, Oliver detects a faint whiff of something unpleasant. Unpleasant but familiar. He hopes he’s mistaken but after another couple of steps he knows he’s not. Vomit, [more…]
21st Century
African Regime Gone Bad: The Bad Lads Club Impunity
Whatever crimes the RPF had or hadn’t committed inside Rwanda, its interventions in DRC and meddling in neighbouring states (Uganda and Burundi) had exposed a casualness to human life, cavalier ruthlessness, and shocking levels of [more…]
Animals
A View From The Greenhouse; Global Warming,,,,,,Innit?
The time of abundance is mostly upon us, potatoes, more beans than one can shake a stick at, strawberries, courgettes, beetroot, spinach, chard, radish, leaves of many and various kinds and even a couple of [more…]