Arts
Postcard From The Moon
The Puffin is a well-travelled bird, although a trip to the moon might be beyond even the most enthusiastic non-reader of articles and comments. Fear not, the moon might be coming to you. The Museum [more…]
Month: October 2026
Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Twenty-Four
They slumped into bed in the hotel. At 07:30, Dave had to force himself out of bed. He woke Sally before he went down for breakfast, they kissed, Sally asked if it was now over. [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Soundtracks
Welcome back, my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends! Greetings, pop pickers, and please be welcome to tonight’s cinematic edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our fortnightly mastications upon the meat [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 29th October 2026 The Panel: Emma Reynolds (Labour) James Cartlidge (Conservative) Daisy Cooper (LibDem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Alastair Campbell (Podcaster) Venue: Warwick Alistair Campbell is plugging his latest book, released on the [more…]
Economics
Jeff Deist on the collapse of saving, sound money, and the case for a deflationary reset
I have been following the work and writings of my good friend Jeff Deist for many years, as I’ve always found his insights extremely illuminating. Just a few days ago, I had the pleasure of [more…]
Conservatives
Tory Bad Boys – Part 08 Cecil Parkinson
One of Maggie’s blue eyed boys. Yet again another sex scandal. Cecil was a cad. He was the Tory MP for Hertsmere from 1979 to 1992, then they gave him the ermine and he moved [more…]
Economics
Asking an Unanswerable Question
The subtitle of its October 18, 2026 post by the Institute of Economic Affairs (London) carried this tantalizing statement: “Rethinking How We Care for an Aging Population”. The IEA carried part one of a three [more…]
Arts
A View From (A Cathedral Miles Away From)The Greenhouse; Burt Opens Up!
Although a little reluctant to visit in the beginning, I found the installation of the sculpture “Museum Of The Moon” inside Carlisle Cathedral an interesting thing to visit. However, I found the Treasury Vault (housed [more…]
History
The battle to publish “Ulysses”
The picture houses of the world are currently alive with Christopher Nolan’s cinematic offering of ‘The Odyssey’ – the ancient Greek epic, written by Homer in the eighth century BC, a story that continues to [more…]