20th Century
Fleet Air Arm Museum
End of January I had a trip down to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton with a couple of fellow Postaliers. Don’t arrive after 11 am if you want breakfast in the cafeteria. [more…]
Articles by Swiss Bob
Arts
Nominations for Wankpuffin of the Year 2019
For the third year running I am pleased to present the WOTYs. 2018’s nominations. Vote early, vote often, vote as many times as you like. Enter the name of your choice, use full names, duplicates [more…]
America
President Donald Trump Rally – Hershey, Pennsylvania
Start time midnight. Featured image: Gage Skidmore – Licence CC BY-SA 2.0
Arts
Johnson v Corbyn: The ITV Debate
8 pm on ITV. Not sure it really makes any difference which of these puppet clowns is elected. The fact is that it’s the EU that rules the UK so any grand claims such as [more…]
Elections
Election of Speaker of the House of Commons
Anyone hoping for someone better should be prepared to be disappointed. My bet’s on Bryant, Harperson is also an obvious candidate. Not since the Great Stink has Parliament been so malodorous. Lindsay Hoyle is the [more…]
19th Century
The Final Betrayal?
Parliamentary session to discuss the Surrender Act starts at 9.30 am. Right click to open Parliament TV I’ll add a live feed and agenda when they become available. Crossword later today. Swiss Bob Update: Ministerial [more…]
Conservatives
The State Opening of Parliament
The State Opening of Parliament on Monday 14 October marks the formal start of the parliamentary year. The Queen’s Speech sets out the government’s agenda for the next session of Parliament and outlines proposed policies [more…]
Arts
Bash Post-Mortem & June Summer Competition
Sadly no photos of the bash. Thursday started off well, a little too well. Managing to restrain myself ever so slightly I was still up at 7 am the next day, other puffins somewhat later. [more…]
Arts
Results – Wankpuffin of the Year 2017
The results are in, voting in the WOTY 2017 poll is over and we have a clear winner. In reverse order. In third place Brendan Cox, no doubt for his sterling work in the charitable [more…]