Elections
Polling Predictions #9
The usual dearth of constituency polls this week but we have a very special treat. There are a couple of polls for North Britain or SNPistan if you prefer. It must be obvious to even [more…]
Blog
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Thirty
Monday Good morning friends, and a happy Easter Monday to you. It is also April Fool’s Day. I promise you I will not be telling you any April Fools Day’s stories, at least not deliberately. [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Peter Hitchens, Part Three
I might have offended Peter Hitchens by mentioning during a Question Time Review that he never replied to a letter of mine. After finding his response propped up and neglected in my hallway, I felt [more…]
Economics
Meiyouren Yuedu Pinglun, Part Two
没有人阅读评论 Meiyouren Yuedu Pinglun (Nobody Reads the Comments) So what do Chinese people think about their country? Below are translations of three comments appended in Chinese (and hence not intended for foreigners) to a video [more…]
Arts
Bonnie Prince Billy – Keeping Secrets will Destroy You (2023)
A friend and I, in an effort to broaden our musical appreciation, agreed to listen to and review albums we would never normally listen to. Due to the effort this involved, the scope broadened after [more…]
America
Always Worth Saying’s Film Review
No review of Scoop, now available on Netflix, is likely to spoil the plot. The world and his country cousin can recall the 2019 Orphans’ Away Day trainwreck when BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis scooped an [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story- Book Six, Chapter Twenty-Five
Jinnie and the twins climbed into the back of Nigel’s Bentley which had been fitted with child seats for the occasion. Nigel was in the front and Freddie was driving. It was only a short [more…]
Economics
Is gold too expensive to buy right now?
This question has been at the center of a great many conversations I’ve been recently having with clients and friends. The way I like to answer it is with another question: Expensive compared to what? [more…]
20th Century
The Death Railway, Part Two
The preparatory work was completed by early September 1942 and construction began both in Burma and Thailand on the 16th of that month. Many of the Japanese engineers had attended British universities before heading back [more…]