Question Time 12th November 2026 The Panel: Luke Pollard (Labour) Ben Spencer (Conservative) Layla Moran (LibDem) Matt Goodwin (Reform UK) Deborah Frances-White (Podcaster and comedian) Venue: Exeter You think the answer to life, the universe, [more…]
So what exactly is a mock exam? Year 10s generally have their first mock once the GCSEs have finished. Although conditions are exactly the same as GCSEs – again, using JCQ regulations – the exam [more…]
I recall the associated kerfulffle but I never really took much interest in this story. The protagonists are the dog strangler (aka Michael Heseltine), Leon Brittan and Margaret Thatcher. At stake was the future of [more…]
I have visited the 1st World War battlefields several times. I have attended the ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres honouring those lost with no known grave and I have sat weeping in the [more…]
The population of Shirehampton village in 1914 is not explicitly documented in available historical records. However, it is noted that in 1901, the parish had a population of 2,570. By 1921, the population had increased [more…]
Storm Whatchamacallit had its way with our little village, although I’m happy to say (for more than the one obvious reason) that thanks to its primary direction of travel (from the south west) the damage [more…]
Three reasons why state funded welfare is impossible and private charity is not One: The impossibility of knowledge: In a previous post, Answering an Unanswerable Question, I pointed out that it is impossible for “the [more…]
If you grew up anywhere near Newcastle, you were probably taken round the Hancock Museum at some point and spent most of the visit with your nose pressed against a glass case of stuffed animals [more…]
In February 1944 Winston Churchill first used the term “special relationship”. He was describing the relationship between the USA and the UK. I have long wondered how special this relationship really is. Our initial relationship [more…]
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