20th Century
American Journey 1952, New York
Of course, it’s impossible to do justice to New York in a few hundred words. Its like saying the Pacific is deep or that Everest is high or that Helen of Troy was a pretty [more…]
Blog
Hobbies
How to fit convert an old pedal bike to electric
How to fit convert an old pedal bike to electric I’ve been keen on getting an electric bike for some time now. I used to do quite a bit of off-roading, but with advancing years, [more…]
Business
There’s no mystique about growth? – But step-one is to restore sanity
Over the years, my essays have charted the government’s descent from an ignorance of economic principles, all the way to sheer insanity. And there can be no reprieve while the public mind festers in the [more…]
Elections
Polling Predictions #6
Well what an odd week in terms of polling reports. My usual sources are Britain Elects and UK Polling Report. There has been a dearth of data this week, just a few constituency polls and [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Twenty-Seven
Monday Morning all, a bit of light drizzle this morning, but not enough to stop the gardener from cutting the grass in the back garden for the first time this year. I heard him talking [more…]
Engineering
Always Worth Saying’s Car Review, Part Four
Throwing an irritating but irresistible Mercedes CLA around the lanes en route to a Cheshire set party at one of the better Northwich-Knutsford-Sandbach triangle golf clubs, allows a gentleman to reminisce upon his car history. [more…]
Arts
A Taster Lesson in Italian
I am trying to learn Italian. Mia Nonna was Italian from Florence and I am going to the Italian Riviera for my main holiday this June. I can make a reasonable fist of reading simple [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: A Postcard From 1976 Pt.2
Greetings pop pickers and welcome to another edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – our occasional Campari and soda drenched probe into the rainbow and glitter world of artistes who are quite simply fabulous, darling. Tonight, [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 21st March 2024 The Panel: Rachel Maclean (Conservative) Sarah Jones (Labour) Tim Farron (LibDems) Philippa Gregory (Author) Rod Liddle (Journalist) Venue: Middlesborough Rod Liddle is one of those embarrassing London upper-middle-class Metropolitan media [more…]