Economics
75 Years of Decay
As I enter my seventy fifth year I ponder the most depressing decay of my country not dissimilar to the fall of the Roman Empire. Indeed like that empire it is totally self inflicted. The [more…]
Blog
Arts
How to learn guitar
Spurred on by the feast of music that is FF, your fingers are itching for some axework and you’re ready to pick up that six string and play it ’til your fingers bleed. First, you [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Thirteen
Monday Good morning all. Well, this morning started off just like many others recently, rain at first then sunshine, Felix for breakfast, then the thunderbolt struck. The Rich Boy sacked Suella and set a reshuffle [more…]
20th Century
Rievaulx Abbey And Robin Hood’s Bay
My grandparents’ and father’s 1935 summer holiday in Redcar allowed for a day trip opportunity to Rievaulx Abbey which sits about the halfway point in the fifty or so miles that separate the North East [more…]
Biography
Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Twelve
Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]
Arts
Throbbing Gristle – DOA The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle (1978)
In order to understand 1978’s DOA the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle (Yorkshire slang for, well, a pulsating male member) it’s important to have an understanding of TG and their [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd November 2023 The Panel: Andrew Griffith (Conservative) Alison McGovern (Labour) Patrick Grant (Fashion Designer) Isabel Oakshott (Author and Journalist) Venue: Stevenage Andrew John Griffith is the Conservative Party MP for Arundel and [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Seven
Despite all the searching neither the team in B2 nor the Barbados Police Service had managed to locate Dwayne Holding. The BPS assured B2 that Dwayne was lying low somewhere on the island and would [more…]
Arts
Flounce !!!
To some, this article will come as a major surprise as my demise has been exaggerated somewhat. For those of you who were concerned as to my well-being, a big thank you and a hug. [more…]