Although the present crisis in the Gulf has provoked both mockery and concern at the thinness of the Navy, a lump came to the throat all the same when seeing HMS Dragon finally leave Portsmouth [more…]
Question Time 12 March 2026 The Panel: Lucy Powell (Labour) Harriet Baldwin (Conservative) Sian Berry (Green Party) Kay Burley (Journalist) Fraser Nelson (Journalist) Venue: Wythenshawe If you’re wondering why we’re being tormented by an endless [more…]
Last Saturday’s article, I See No Ships, proved to be prescient as, while the ink dried on the 28th February piece, Israel and America began their attack on Iran. In retaliation, drone and missile attacks [more…]
Question Time 5th March 2026 The Panel: Stephen Doughty (Labour) James Cleverly (Conservative) Shashank Joshi (Journalist) George Monbiot (Journalist) Annabel Denham (Journalist) Venue: Kettering Having given up on the politicians, the media political bubble in [more…]
The quote ‘I see no ships’ is attributed to Admiral John Jervis during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. Before giving Johnny Spaniard a black eye off the Algarve, legend has it that, [more…]
Question Time 26th February 2026 The Panel: Lisa Nandy (Labour) Alicia Kearns (Conservative) Jess Brown-Fuller (LibDem) Tom Kerridge (Chef) Esther Krakue (Journalist) Venue: Birmingham Ghanaian Esther Krakue came to Britain with her parents when she [more…]
When our neighbours travel, we look after the cat. Being a feline, at feeding time we go to it, not it to us. But upon their return, her owners come to us bearing a present. [more…]
Question Time 19th February 2026 The Panel: Heidi Alexander (Labour) Richard Holden (Conservative) Robert Jenrick (Reform UK) Jon Sopel (Podcaster) Venue: Ringwood Making his first appearance on Question Time, but a Puffin’s favourite all the [more…]
Monday Good morning, my friends. Today is a bit different, it is foggy! I do not think I have reported it being foggy in London since I started writing this diary, but it is not [more…]
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