Grimy Miner | Going Postal

The Home Engineer, Part One

6th May 2020 Grimy Miner 0

Most men, and not a few women judging by the amount of lady machinists who have YouTube Channels, at some point or another in their lives yearn for a workshop. Now, there are a few, [more…]

21 nourishing meals for Twenty Quid! (Part One)

19th December 2019 Grimy Miner 0

In the course of a conversation in the comments (which nobody reads) the subject of food banks came up, and specifically a comment made in a newspaper by a Deli owner that he could cook [more…]

On Killing Things

3rd January 2020 0

The Switzerland I knew in the 1980s was the other side of the country from Vaud, the remote canton of Graubünden (Grisons), home to German-, Italian- and Romansh-speaking farmers and villagers, where Alpine cattle were [more...]
Shunting forwards and backwards

19th February 2020 0

Some you win, some you lose. Modelling, like life isn’t a smooth, seamless journey without problems or setbacks. Ok that’s a bit dramatic. We left this saga at the point where most of the layout [more...]
I’m not paying that!

26th May 2020 0

For at least 30 years, I’ve been a bit of a haggler. If I need something, I generally go to a shop – I prefer a small shop, ask the price and if it is [more...]
Selective Education

26th March 2018 0

Whenever I hear the subject of grammar schools and selective education come up I pay attention and listen with more than a modicum of interest. When discussed by our esteemed establishment media it’s usually accompanied [more...]
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

22nd May 2020 0

Question Time 21st May 2020 Panel: Chris Philp (Conservative) Andy Burnham (Labour Mayor of Manchester) Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Politician) Camilla Tominey (Journalist) James Graham (Playwright) Venue: London Founder of the British Medical Association, architect of St [more...]