20th Century
A Barren Shore, Part One
This is a personal memoir of several visits to the far north and going realisation of what had always been before my eyes, unseen and recognised. I am not an historian and certainly not of [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of Establishment drivel. On the panel are: Douglas Ross MP, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Conservative; Seema Malhotra MP, shadow employment minister, Labour; [more…]
Arts
Art in Cocklecarrot (not Cocklecroft) Towers, Part Five
“A little injustice in the heart can be drowned by wine; but a great injustice in the world can be drowned only by the sword” Epigrams of Chang Ch’ao This part of the mould-breaking series [more…]
Authoritarianism
Lockdown, what’s it all about?
Coronavirus, Covid-19, the Wuhan wheezer, novel-Covid virus, China flu, the Xi JinPlague. Whatever title is preferred today, the global pandemic, which resembles nothing of the sort. Has grasped the world in fear, yet we all [more…]
Arts
Why Resident Evil 4 should not be remade
The last couple of years have seen quite a few old games remade for newer consoles and some of those facing reboots have been the Resident Evil series. Granted, I quite enjoyed the remakes of [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Two
Monday It’s another week and your Westminster cat correspondent is back with a few tales (I nearly said cat tails). As usual, I sat on the papers after breakfast so that they wouldn’t be moved [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 139
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 138 – Audrey’s Daughter. Answers with next [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of the same tired old faces and bullshit. On the panel are: Gillian Keegan MP, minister for apprenticeships and skills, Conservative; Andy Burnham, mayor [more…]
Arts
Art in the Cocklecroft Towers, Part Four
“No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money” Samuel Johnson In the comments on Part 2, I was truly saddened to see Tachy, one of the foremost intellects on this site, ally with [more…]