Politics
Blackfriars
As some of you will know but for those who don’t, Blackfriar is Cockney rhyming slag for liar. There is often an element of truth in such slang, maybe the order of Blackfriars (aka the [more…]
Blog
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Three
Interesting reading Never up to the job’s article on digitising family ‘photos, recordings and other memories. A great deal of aechive material to work with. I am at the opposite end of the spectrum as [more…]
Literature
A Homage to Pam Ayres & ‘Surgically enhanced’.
I’m goin’ to have a sex-change: I know it’s for the best. I’ll have two smooth, proud, round bosoms, Not a spotty, hairy, chest… So it’s Goodbye, Willy, you must leave me, Slightly sad to [more…]
Christianity
Changed Times? Part Two
Despite claims of a cover-up that cost Archbishop of Canterbury Welby his job, close to the time of the scandalous behaviour of Evangelical Christian barrister John Smyth, the following appeared in the February 1989 biography [more…]
Fiction
The Past is Present, Chapter Twelve
Having dropped off his suitcase, he was in Records at 09:00, he sat at a reading table, he opened his briefcase, took out his notepad and a packet of biscuits. There were boxes of files [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday – A Postcard From Cannes
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday sashays up to the crease to deliver yet another light-loafered, lubed-up googly from the gasworks-end of musical magnificence. This week’s missive [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 26th June 2025 The Panel: Anas Sarwar (Labour) Andrew Bowie (Conservative) Thomas Kerr (Reform UK) Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) Lesley Riddoch (Journalist & Broadcaster) Venue: St Andrews Shirley-Anne Somerville is the Scrounging Nasty Party [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Seventeen
Two weeks after briefing Brooke and Brian on her plan to expand into Florida, Jinnie was on her way home from a day in Crawley where she had been catching up on SuperBurger and DKL [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton is a masterful blend of dystopian sci-fi and classic murder mystery. Set on an idyllic Greek island, the last refuge in a world [more…]