Hobbies
South Devon, Part One
It takes a week to cycle from Penzance to Berwick. It took me 40 years. Because on the way, I wanted to include every town in England, in what amounted to some two years of [more…]
Blog
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fifty-Six
Monday Good morning from a dry but grotty Westminster. It looks like it’s going to rain at any moment, but the forecast is for a dry day. Today’s big question is, did the Camel actually [more…]
21st Century
Postcard From Birmingham, Part Eight
Puffins will be devasted to read this is the last episode of Postcard From Birmingham. But thrilled to hear myself and Mrs AWS have been saving up our pennies and coordinating our days off to [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Sixteen
Dave was up at 08.00, Sally watched him from the bed, “what are you doing?” “We are going out today, had you forgotten?” “No, I didn’t realise it was an early start, where are we [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Who? What? Meh… Needs More Cowbell – Part 3
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday sashays up to the crease to deliver yet another light-loafered, lubed-up googly from the gasworks-end of musical magnificence. Please be welcome [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 31st October 2024 The Panel: Darren Jones (Labour) Andrew Griffith (Conservative) Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) Sir Tom Hunter (Entrepreneur) Sir Craig Oliver (Author and Journalist) Venue: Guildford Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren [more…]
Fiction
Jinnies Story – Book Seven, Chapter Nineteen
The morning flight from Barbados to Antigua touched down a few minutes early having benefited from a tailwind. The only luggage that Jinnie, Trevor, Belinda and Brian had was Belinda’s trusty attaché case containing her [more…]
America
Why Does Government Always Make the Same Economic Mistakes?
Most economic analysts predict that the US is about to enter into a cyclical recession. Even Austrian School economists, like me, agree. The big question is “What will government do?”. Will it finally stop its [more…]
20th Century
The Venona Project, Part Two
The Venona Project was launched by the US Army Signal Intelligence Service in February 1943. The Russians had sent thousands and thousands of coded and enciphered messages over commercial telegraph services. The US Army decided [more…]