20th Century
What does our nuclear deterrent actually deter
We have had a nuclear deterrent for 72 years or so. It may have deterred someone from dropping a nuclear bomb on us at some point but does it still deter anything. It has no [more…]
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Fiction
Némésis Ch 4
Northern Iraq, December 2017 Halward clambered up into the extremely cramped rear compartment of the Supacat. They had cleared a space so that Ripley could lie down. She was huddled in her sleeping bag plus [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Forty-Three
Monday Good morning, my happy readers. I’m afraid it looks like autumn is coming, as the temperature has dropped and the sun has disappeared, and of course, after autumn comes the dreaded winter. I hear [more…]
Democracy
Postcard From Jerry, Part Seven
‘Shabby!’ Myself, my assistant Miss Blod, and a diminutive figure in Muslim dress, who has just revealed her face with a swipe of a delicate brown arm, are at the bottom of the fire stairs [more…]
Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Nineteen
He didn’t need security to tell him he was being followed, he saw them when he walked out the building. A man and woman were across the road, he saw another leaning against the wall [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1971
Featured Album: T-Rex – Electric Warrior This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 24th September 2026 The Panel: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) Helen Whately (Conservative) Josh Barbarinde (LibDem) Andrew Neil (Journalist) Ash Sarkar (Political commentator) Venue: Cambridge A graduate of the London School of Economics with a [more…]
Arts
Crossing the Atlantic, Arrival
Every morning the Chief engineer and his #2 would be having breakfast. He was a cheerful Ukrainian man and I always used to ask him, tongue in cheek, if the engine was still OK. On [more…]
Conservatives
Tory Bad Boys – Part 03 Reginald Maudling
Reggie was one of the big beasts of the Tory Party in the 50s and 60s. He was another who was hovering around the leadership along with RAB Butler. Neither of them quite managed to [more…]