Fiction
The Past is Present, Chapter Eleven
On Friday morning, Trevor called Dave at 07:30, he was given the address, “when you checkout from your hotel, come here, we can go over all you’ve found out.” Dave added for him to look [more…]
Blog
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1980
Featured song: Blondie – Call me 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 it. One [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th June 2025 The Panel: Peter Kyle (Labour) Lord Willetts (Conservative) Katherine Birbalsingh (Headteacher) Jack Thorne (Screenwriter) Tommyinnit (YouTuber) Venue: Greenford This week Fiona Bruce presents what the guff accompanying Question Time describes [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Sixteen
As Jinnie drove home around the M25, she reflected on a fabulous last two weeks and showing the Bakers and the twins some of the best of the UK. As she drove, she wondered if [more…]
Economics
A Politically Incorrect “Where Are We Now?”
A few days ago, I had the great pleasure to sit down again with my good friend James Patrick in person, in Monte Brè. It was a truly spontaneous and unfiltered conversation about the current [more…]
Literature
Of war and war’s alarms
About this time for several decades past I set out to spend a month or so in Lapland. Lapland is a not well defined region that spans Norway to the north, a part of Sweden [more…]
Cycling
West Country Rides, Three
It takes a week to cycle from Penzance to Berwick. It took me 40 years. Because on the way, I wanted to include every town in England, in what amounted to some two years of [more…]
Economics
Labour – Renters’ Rights Bill, Part One
Labour are rushing this bill through Parliament but in fairness it was initiated by Gove and cheered on by various pressure groups including Shelter, the outfit which has never given shelter to anyone. Listed below [more…]
Business
How To Deliver a Parcel, Part 1
It was the summer of 2013 and having been laid off from my office job some months before, I was trying to get back on the hamster wheel and earn my way. I returned from [more…]