Arts
Adeste, Fideles
The third Sunday of Advent – #Peace. Maestà, or Maestà of Duccio is an altarpiece composed of many individual paintings commissioned by the city of Siena in 1308 from the artist Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308–1311 [more…]
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Arts
Postcard from Lille, Part 43
Sunday got off to a strange start, as I hadn’t changed the time on my phone and the rotter hadn’t changed itself. My team turned up for the rendezvous an hour late. We’re stopping in [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Election Results Special Question Time 13th December 2019 Panel: Grant Shapps (Conservative) Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Drew Hendry (SNP) Michael Dobbs (Conservative Author) Helen Lewis (Left-wing Journalist) Venue: London, Wandsworth They say a week is a [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 96
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more…]
16th Century
The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 2
The Opposing Forces – The Muslims The army of Suliman the Magnificent was an impressive force that was both hated and feared throughout Europe. Unusually for the time the infantry were the elite, the Janissaries [more…]
Arts
Nominations for Wankpuffin of the Year 2019
For the third year running I am pleased to present the WOTYs. 2018’s nominations. Vote early, vote often, vote as many times as you like. Enter the name of your choice, use full names, duplicates [more…]
17th Century
Conservatives
Today’s Election – What it’s Really About
The looming election appears patently divisive. But it isn’t the election itself that’s doing it. The division arises from the starkness of choice confronting the nation. The very word “di-vision” almost evokes a condition of [more…]
Arts
Prostitution law in the UK
Prostitution Law Some time ago there was a planning application for a ‘sexual encounter establishment’ all over the local paper. It was to be a lap dancing club. But people made some inflammatory statements, so [more…]