Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Twenty
Not being on X I have not followed in detail the ins and outs of the Farrage/Lowe goings on but from what I have seen it appears to have all the hallmarks of a communist [more…]
Blog
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Two
Monday Good morning, folks, and I’m ready to go into another week of my waffle. It’s been a lovely sunny weekend and even quite warm in the sun, but it was very frosty this morning. [more…]
20th Century
Return To The Jernbanemysterium, Part Two
Did we ever get to Lille? Those who know, know. Yes, we did, at about episode 70 of this humble racenteur’s hitty-missy Postcard of the same name that was once a staple of Saturday evening [more…]
Fiction
A Price Too High, Chapter Fourteen
The reports were typed up by 17:00, both of them were worn out. Sally rang and booked a table at the Carvery. On their return the rest of the evening was spent listening to music, [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1974
Featured song: Mud – Tiger Feet This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. One [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 13th March 2025 The Panel: Emma Reynolds (Labour) Luke Evans (Conservative) Wendy Chamberlain (LibDem) Faiza Shaheen (Economist & Activist) Konstantin Kisin (Podcaster & author) Venue: Wolverhampton Is there a method to Trump’s madness [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Two
Jack Baker called the first official board meeting of Bearcat Foods Inc. to order and, glancing round the table, said, “Good afternoon, people. The first item on the agenda is the election of a Chairman, [more…]
History
Leadership & Man Management
There seems to be a total lack today of leadership skills in industry or politics. The concept of leadership training used to be the preserve of the British public schools & ancient grammar schools. It [more…]
20th Century
Desert Mystery: “Letters from a Feldgrau”, Part Three
In Part 2, I recounted how Hans Coutandin, in his letters to his girlfriend Eva Möller, wrote that he had been to Verdun in France for training, before travelling to Insterburg in East Prussia and [more…]