Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Nineteen
Week Seven Continued They were due to be picked up in the morning at 10:30 for their White House tour, they were told to be smart, preferably in a suit, Sally made sure they both [more…]
Blog
20th Century
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest Preview
Let joy be unconfined – It’s that most wonderful time of year – again… EUROVISION!!! Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday glides effortlessly across the neatly trimmed [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 14th May 2026 The Panel: Jenny Chapman (Labour) Michael Gove (Conservative) Danny Kruger (Reform UK) Steve Wright (Fire Brigades Union) Venue: Brecon London It is a sun-filled spring day in the little town, [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirty
Sir Nigel held up a hand and called the meeting to order. The audience fell silent, and Sir Nigel said, “Good morning, everyone. I understand there is a lot of speculation as to why you [more…]
Conservatives
Labour’s bad boys – Part 13 Neil Coyle
Neil Alan John Coyle, most often known as Neil Coyle, has been the Labour MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark since 2015. He is apparently a bit of a motormouth, regularly flinging abuse about. His [more…]
19th Century
Joseph Swan: The Man Who Actually Invented the Lightbulb
A Sunderland chemist beat Edison by a year, accidentally invented synthetic fabric, lit up the world’s first electrically-powered street, and still got written out of history. It’s time to set the record straight. If you [more…]
Capitalism
Fuliza Republic
Kenya faces another wave of austerity. In this running photo essay series, we capture how it’s adjusting the lives of Kenyans and creating new social phenomena. John Githongo, Kenya’s anti-corruption czar, once recounted a story [more…]
Diary
A View From (The Shed By) The Greenhouse; Who’s The Puppet, Who’s The Puppeteer?
Why on earth would anyone cut a discarded length of plastic water pipe into (very roughly) two inch lengths, may or may not be the first question that springs to the mind of my long [more…]
Business
Labour Lack Economic Credibility
It will soon be the second anniversary of Labour’s 2024 election victory, but hardly a cause for celebration – especially for those of us who recognise that this government has reached the natural limits of [more…]