Labour
Labour’s greatest achievement
These days Labour claims the minimum wage as its greatest achievement. Prior to this they claimed starting the NHS was up there at the pinnacle and some still do. The minimum wage is the reason [more…]
Blog
Philosophy
Fernando del Pino Calvo-Sotelo: The decline of Reason in the West
It will come as no surprise to friends and regular readers that I hold but a handful of contemporary intellects in high esteem, given the present Zeitgeist, the current state of state education and the [more…]
Economics
Pipeline Sabotage and the Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
In the course of history there sometimes occurs events that are monumentally important yet were hardly noticed by much of the world at the time. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 went [more…]
Fiction
Samyaza Chapter 26, The Peaks and Bradford – November 2006
She was staying in a small conference facility southeast of Sheffield and in the heart of the Peak District. The bar was empty apart from the Latvian barman. A wall mounted TV was in the [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Sixty-Two
Monday A good morning to all my readers and welcome to another week of my witterings. On my own again this weekend, which I don’t mind at all. I don’t know whether Mary Elizabeth went [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, The Trocadero
On their Nostalgia Album 1952 road trip, my father and his parents have reached the top of the Eiffel Tower en route to Carlisle after visiting Aunty Lil in Gibraltar and taking in the healing [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 238
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book of your choice (subject to T&Cs) & a mug! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of [more…]
20th Century
My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Three – Lou Reed
After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop. These are those groups or artists [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Book Four – Chapter Twelve
Penny handed the sniper rifle system in its sports bag to Hanna and said, “Job done and I’m pretty sure they have no idea where the shots came from. Steven picked up the two casings [more…]