Labour
Moan, moan, moan
It’s time for a rant, it changes nothing but by golly you feel much better afterwards or at least you ought to to. As I sit here compiling this list I am getting more and [more…]
Blog
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-Four
Watched again the Morecambe and Wise sketch with Andre Previn. This is a comment on the video: ‘One of the greatest sketches of all time. Humour doesn’t really cross the pond but bravo to Andre [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Three
Monday Good morning, my friends, and welcome to another week of my musings. It was a bit grey when I went out this morning and trying to rain. Not very nice, and I hear we [more…]
Ethics
London’s Grooming
Baroness Casey Baroness Casey is the author of several major reports addressing institutional failure, social integration, and policing culture. Her 2015 work, Reflections on Child Sexual Exploitation, provided guidance for local authorities and police forces [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Thirteen
As they lay in bed, Sally wondered at what point they would discover they were a couple. “It doesn’t feel like we are a couple,” Dave pulled her on top of him, “I think it’s [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off Pt. 7 – Happy New Year!
Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s spooky edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical magnificence. Tonight, dear reader, as we respectfully [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 30th October 2025 The Panel: Lisa Nandy (Labour) Harriet Cross (Conservative) Matthew Goodwin (Author and Academic) Faiza Shaheen (Economist and Activist) Venue: Bradford Lisa Nandy is on QT too often, even to the [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Three
Jinnie got a lift from Jorja back to the port and was dropped at the security gate. As she was on foot, the guard carefully checked her cruise card before letting her pass. On the [more…]
Arts
A Fleeting Visit To a Great Museum
There are surely few greater joys than visiting a top flight museum, and getting close up and personal with some of the great creations of mankind. It could be a visit to Duxford to see, [more…]