Education
The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call It a Day
By March 2020 I’d been doing the job for over 9 yrs. We’d all seen the videos coming out of China, people falling down dead in the street, the welding of tower block doors and [more…]
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Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 11th December 2025 The Panel: Anas Sarwar (Labour) Stephen Flynn (SNP) Russell Findlay (Conservative) Lord Offord (Reform) Angela Haggerty (Journalist) Venue: Paisley Not going to lie, I’ve had a bit of a funny [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Nine
Jinnie heard nothing from the Walters until Tuesday afternoon when she got a call and the voice said, “Good afternoon Dame Jinnie, this is Andrew Walters from the Lobster House.” Jinnie replied, “Good afternoon Mr [more…]
Authoritarianism
It’s a big club and you ain’t in it
I have just had one of these profound, and extremely disturbing light bulb moments. Many on this forum will probably already understand the significance of what I am about to write, but this can be [more…]
20th Century
Desert Mystery: Wrecked in The Desert
Amongst my collection of original photographs taken during the Desert War by members of the Deutsche Afrika Korps, I have several of wrecked aircraft but most are usually burnt out and, except to an aviation [more…]
Arts
The Accidental Strength of the English Constitution
The English constitution is often described as ‘unwritten,’ yet it has proved more durable than almost any codified rival. Its resilience does not stem from philosophical elegance or the vision of a single generation of [more…]
Economics
What Greenhouse; The State Of The Nation…Innit
The recovery continues apace. As I sit writing this missive, I’m six weeks in and although the stairs continue to present something of a challenge and I’m still using a stick I feel that I’m [more…]
Business
An Economic Four-Way Test
I was a member of Rotary International for many years. All meetings either started or ended with a recitation of the “Four-Way Test”. Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it [more…]
16th Century
Tracy Borman: Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I
It is always a bonus when a book takes one or more well-known figures and makes you see them in an entirely new light. Tracy Borman has achieved just this with her dual biography of [more…]