20th Century
Finding Jimmy
San Remo San Remo, also spelt Sanremo, is a town located in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. It is a popular tourist destination on the Italian Riviera and is known for hosting cultural events [more…]
Blog
Biography
Trade Plating Around England, Part Five
This time, We go digital and getting between jobs Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part one is here [more…]
Arts
Classic Album Review: Various Artists – Top Of The Pops
Greetings pop pickers! This week’s Classic Album Review is Dedicated to Chrissie and Easy With The Tonic & Pussies. Wizzard – See My Baby Jive Both Chrissie and Easy have voiced concerns with regard to [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 27th April 2023 The Panel: Rachel Maclean (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Layla Moran (LibDem) Camilla Tominey (Journalist) Venue: Greenford There is a spat on my ‘1970s Football Terraces, Floodlight Pylons and Belfast Roofs’ [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Nine
The new building was progressing leaps and bounds. Nigel wanted to start off the site visit in the computer room. It was a hive of activity, Nigel pointed out several racks where servers were humming [more…]
Business
A bank is a bank is a bank – Part II
A real systemic crisis If there was one thing more telling than the bank failures themselves, it was the governments’ reaction to them. The sheer panic that shook US, Swiss and Eurozone officials was almost pitiable [more…]
History
African Regime – Ugandan Wheels Come Loose
Obote depended on Idi Amin to enforce his policies, but knew he couldn’t trust his protégé. The suspicion was mutual. Hearing he was about to be arrested for the murder of an Obote ally, Amin [more…]
Diary
A View From The Greenhouse; The Un-flushable Turd
Life carries on apace and although the weather still refuses to settle down, there’s always time in my horrendously busy schedule to take a walk, often with my camera and occasionally with a group of [more…]
20th Century
How Is The Health Service Working?
In September 1948, a few weeks after its launch, John Alldridge set out to answer this question – His findings make very interesting reading 75 years later – Jerry F On Monday, July 5, nearly [more…]