As we continue our clockwise drive around Lake Geneva our first and brief port of call is Lausanne, the capital and largest city in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Vaud. Lying at an elevation between [more…]
Question Time 2nd February 2023 The Panel: John Lamont (Conservative) Ian Murray (Labour) Jenny Gilruth (SNP) Ella Whelan (Journalist) India Willoughby (Broadcaster) Venue: Glasgow If Westminster is a village then I’m forced to concede to [more…]
I think I’ve mentioned this before on these very pages. Perhaps it’s because I am of a certain age and demeanour. Is it the slightly haggard, worldly look or a hint of exotic places in [more…]
Last time we strolled through Geneva in the 1980s looking at some of my own old photos. Puffins will be relieved to hear that this week we’re back in the 1950s and travelling in my [more…]
Question Time 26th January 2023 The Panel: Jake Berry (Conservative) Tracy Brabin (Labour) Konstantin Kisin (Comentator) Alison Phillips (Daily Mirror) Venue: Scunthorpe What? Islington’s wunderkinder glitterati lebensborn don’t do Scunny on a Thursday night in [more…]
We shall remain in Geneva in the 1980s for a little longer before moving around Lake Geneva in a clockwise direction in the 1950s. Does that make any sense? Our first photo this time is [more…]
Question Time 19th January 2023 The Panel: Will Quince (Conservative) Wes Streeting (Labour) Clare Gerada (Royal College of GPs) Victor Abedowale (NHS Confederation) James Bartholomew (Journalist) Venue: Hoddesdon La Bruce has given up on politics [more…]
Amongst a century of detritus at the BBC there lies some buried treasure. Between layers of fake news, preachy left-wing documentaries and un-funny comedy, the BBC’s iPlayer hides a gleaming gem of an old archaeology [more…]
Last time our 1955 Ford Prefect road trip found my grandmother photographed standing on the Jet d’Eau side of Lake Geneva. An interesting crown-topped cupola lay squatted in silhouette on the other side of the [more…]
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