20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1994
Featured song: Elton John – Circle of Life This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]
Blog
19th Century
Land Grab or Business as Usual?
A early as 2019, President Donald Trump made headlines by suggesting that the United States should consider buying Greenland from Denmark, a proposal that immediately sparked debate and international attention. While the idea seemed unusual [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirteen
The evening of the day she had booked the family’s first Mediterranean cruise, Jinnie broke the news to the family over dinner. At first, the twins were a little confused and asked if they were [more…]
20th Century
Labour’s bad boys – Part 1 Nick Brown
Nicholas Hugh Brown, known as Nick, born in 1950 in Kent is the object of much speculation, none of it good. He went to the University of Manchester and worked in advertising for Proctor and [more…]
Fiction
Racial Memory, Part Two
Having not used public transport for some time, I had anticipated a lively social experience, sharing my journey with a group of strangers embarking on a new day, a new week. I was to be [more…]
America
DJT & the Illusion of Reform
There’s a fleeting thrill of schadenfreude that comes with witnessing the downfall of any elite. The media frenzy surrounding Jefferey Epstein’s second arrest was a perfect example of how the system expertly manipulates the masses, [more…]
Politics
Where is Vuvuzela Again?
I had barely heard of Venezuela, sum total of facts known were.. it was in South America, it had a dictator who maybe rigged the last election to remain President and looked a bit like [more…]
America
Washington Greed & EU Russophobia
What a combination! Washington has pursued a rather peculiar policy on post war Europe, paternalism at first devious opportunism post Soviet collapse. The recent Trump mantra that Europe has to pay its way militarily is [more…]
Diary
WG’s Christmas Cruise 2025 – Part One
The Prologue I really enjoyed last year’s trip to the Caribbean but, there is always a but, I had to settle for a standard seat on the TUI Boeing 787. Despite the huge cost of [more…]