Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Fifteen
Monday Good morning, my friends, this is the start of a huge week in Number 10. No, it is not Legohead hanging on by his fingertips, it is more important than that. On Sunday it [more…]
Blog
Islam
Death in Lyon
When our neighbours travel, we look after the cat. Being a feline, at feeding time we go to it, not it to us. But upon their return, her owners come to us bearing a present. [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Seven
Day Nine The train was busy, it was Monday morning, they sat in silence, Olivia had twice called Sally during the evening, she had waited until Michael was in his office, she wanted to know [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: Bring On The Subs!
Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and another of our fortnightly dibbers in the gently sloped gardens of musical magnificence. This week, as we respectfully mark both International Digital [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th February 2026 The Panel: Heidi Alexander (Labour) Richard Holden (Conservative) Robert Jenrick (Reform UK) Jon Sopel (Podcaster) Venue: Ringwood Making his first appearance on Question Time, but a Puffin’s favourite all the [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Eighteen
The twins had gone to the club, and the adults were happily installed on loungers by the infinity pool with nice cold glasses of Pepsi Max for the ladies and a Doom Bar for Paolo. [more…]
20th Century
Labour’s bad boys – Part 6 Will Owen
William James Owen formerly a miner and latterly a Labour MP was tried for spying for the Czechs, it’s amazing how often Czech Intelligence’s name crops up when politicians are accused of spying. Better known [more…]
Arts
Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly 1970-73 Part 2
After the first few months of getting to grips with the reading at a low level the classroom books on offer while reasonably entertaining were not really enough for me and so I turned to [more…]
21st Century
The Shirika Plan
The Shirika Plan aims to achieve the socioeconomic integration of refugees into host communities by converting refugee camps into integrated settlements. Integrating refugees and asylum seekers into host communities remains a major challenge for Kenya [more…]