Literature
Of war and war’s alarms
About this time for several decades past I set out to spend a month or so in Lapland. Lapland is a not well defined region that spans Norway to the north, a part of Sweden [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Economics
Labour – Renters’ Rights Bill, Part One
Labour are rushing this bill through Parliament but in fairness it was initiated by Gove and cheered on by various pressure groups including Shelter, the outfit which has never given shelter to anyone. Listed below [more…]
Business
How To Deliver a Parcel, Part 1
It was the summer of 2013 and having been laid off from my office job some months before, I was trying to get back on the hamster wheel and earn my way. I returned from [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Two
Well, jubilation did not last long! Zia returns to the fold and now we have a Chairman who asserts migrants built the Country! God knows what is going on with Farage and Co. I was [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighty-Five
Monday Good morning, my happy readers. I hope you had a lovely weekend. I did; it was another couple of nice sunny days and quiet in No. 10. However, it wasn’t quiet down on the [more…]
Fiction
The Past is Present, Chapter Ten
Collecting a coffee on the way, he knocked on Jane Goodley’s office door. He waited to be called in. She was pouring him a coffee as he entered. Seeing him she asked if he still [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off – Paraskevidekatriaphobia
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends. Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical magnificence. [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Fifteen
The twins and Larry were in the window waiting for the Lexus to enter the drive. A few minutes before it did so, Larry got up and walked into the hall and sat in one [more…]
Economics
Leo XIV and Rerum Novarum
Upon his elevation, the new pope announced that he had assumed the name of Leo XIV. For those familiar with Leo XIII, this was a signal that the principles of Leo XIII as expressed in [more…]