Human Interest
Optimism for a change
In a world of unrelenting gloom and incompetence, much of which I blame on socialism and all things left, may I be allowed to offer a few words of optimism. During my three quarters of [more…]
Month: September 2026
Fiction
Némésis Ch 3
Northern Iraq, December 2017 It was Sunday. Ripley had been kept awake by the wailing of the female fighters, mourning the death of the Peshmerga during the fighting of the previous day. They had buried [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Forty-Two
Monday Good Morning, my happy readers. It was dull and grey when I headed out for my morning poo behind the gardener’s shed. On my return, my duty feeder was pottering around, my grub was [more…]
Democracy
Postcard From Jerry, Part Six
A perspiring Prime Minister called for coffee time at Number 10 North. My companion, Miss Blod, and I circulated, made small talk and nodded. There seemed little need for any great subterfuge, despite the fact [more…]
Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Eighteen
Sally was up and looking refreshed, “I saw the TV, he might as well have said it was the Americans, he didn’t hold back. These press conferences usually go one for ages and say very [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: A Postcard From 1976 Pt.3
It was fifty years ago today. Well… Not quite – but close enough for rock ‘n’ roll. This article was originally scheduled to appear over the recent August bank holiday weekend. But, as is so [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 17th September 2026 The Panel: Heidi Alexander (Labour) Joy Morrissey (Conservative) Danny Kruger (Reform UK) Caroline Lucas (Green Party) Venue: Salisbury For once the interesting member of the family, rather than the dullard, [more…]
Arts
Crossing the Atlantic, At Sea
I unpacked my belongings and noticed that outside of my cabin windows was a little orange motor boat that was lowerable down to the water via a crane that swung the thing away from the [more…]
Conservatives
Tory Bad Boys – Part 02 John Profumo
Quite possibly one of the most damaging events in the history of the Tory Party. Everything was going wrong for them, they seemed like a bunch of incompetents. From the great train robbery, spies in [more…]