America
TwelvetyD Chess – DJT 2.0
President Trump has claimed that the US military campaign against Iran is to “defend the American people”, while many critics – even some outriders on GP – have alleged that it’s to distract from the [more…]
Blog
Health
Tomorrow’s Another Day
It’s now 1:30 am 10th April …………..a couple of hours after Mrs. C. and Mrs. Bessie Mate finished their 2hr conversation/catch up on the phone…………………Mrs. Bessie Mate lives nought but 5 mins walk away… The [more…]
21st Century
Was the US/Israeli Attack on Iran Necessary?
The primary reason given for the joint US/Israeli attack on Iran was that Iran would not give up its nuclear program, which it claimed was for peaceful purposes only. The US and Israel viewed this [more…]
19th Century
The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 2/6: The Missing Archbishop. Part 1 of 2
I do not think that the events I describe below can be published in my lifetime; indeed, for the good of the British state and the British public, it may be necessary to conceal them [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Twenty-Three
Monday Good morning, my friends, and a Happy Easter Monday to you all. I hope you have had a load of chocolate eggs. It is a beautiful, sunny morning here in London, with not a [more…]
Economics
The Little Things
Sometimes the smallest purchases make the biggest difference. In a world obsessed with big upgrades and expensive solutions, it’s often the cheap, cheerful items that quietly transform everyday life. From clever kitchen tools to simple [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Fifteen
Week Five Continued He sat in the lounge thinking, there were three possible outcomes, he would see a load of secret service agents come through the door and he would be arrested, Nathaniel Dawes would [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Off The Reservation
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday proudly delivers yet another light-loafered, groin-polished googly from the gasworks end of musical magnificence. Tonight, dear reader, as we respectfully mark [more…]
Arts
Always Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 16th April 2026 The Panel: Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) Darren Millar (Conservative) Jane Dodds (LibDem) Dan Thomas (Reform UK) Anthony Slaughter (Greens) Venue: Cardiff Question One: What’s happening at Question Time? Trailed as an [more…]