Human Interest
For Lizzy D.
I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Lizzy D’s son. I was on holiday at the time, so I had some moments to reflect on my own experience. I penned the following [more…]
Blog
Arts
Bridge Too Far?
This weekend I decided to take on what I’d convinced myself should be a simple upgrade — swapping the bridge on my Strat copy. Of course, in the real world, whenever I’m involved with power [more…]
Economics
Psychotic Political Denial
I have been observing a peculiar political phenomenon manifest itself over the last thirty five years. The deliberate systematic destruction of The West by the political, press & corporate elite. I restrict myself in this [more…]
Literature
Words – the currency of life and love – Part Three
There is a multitude of fine poems by ‘modern’ poets and it is my aim to introduce as many as is feasible in this series. However, we have to take into consideration the requirements of [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Two
Monday Good morning, peeps, from a dull and grey Downing Street. The mood here today is quite good because Legohead is away again. It’s amusing how every time there is a problem at home, he [more…]
Islam
Justice Further Delayed, Further Denied
A troubled grooming enquiry threatens to collapse, or at least be diminished in its authority, before it’s even started. The stalling enquiry On Tuesday, 21 October 2025, Jess Phillips appeared in the House of Commons [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Twelve
Dave went looking for the officer who had been assisting them, the two of them returned to the office. “Do we have a liaison officer appointed to assist us?” “I don’t know the answer to [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1989
Featured song: Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine 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 [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd October 2025 The Panel: Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Harriet Baldwin (Conservative) Nadine Dorries (Daily Mail columnist) Mariella Frostrop (Broadcaster) Venue: Swindon On occasion, QT Review comments on the inevitable panellists’ girl war resulting [more…]