Fiction
Joe Malone, Part Twenty-Nine
Joe Malone has escaped a police raid on his office in The Swarbrick building. He only just made it out, and away across the city. Ch 29 – Malone makes the news. I was sitting [more…]
Blog
Conservatives
The Root of all Corruption
Anyone who has not been living under a rock for the past few decades, and certainly post Brexit, will have failed to notice the rot and corruption that enshrouds our institutions, businesses and indeed our [more…]
Arts
HMS Gammon
I’d like to open proceedings with a confession: I have never before in my life written a travel piece with even the faintest modicum of honesty or integrity. The truth of the matter is that [more…]
Economics
We Are Presented With A Unique Opportunity
There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a [more…]
21st Century
Larry’s Diary Week Two
Monday No more talk of getting a Dog to report, I can only hope they have shelved the idea. I will be extra nice to the Blonde and his female for the next few days [more…]
Arts
Postcard from Lille, Part 29
Tangled up in the Vizconce massacre investigation and having just escaped from a Filipino jail, I’m now on the run and heading south to lie low long enough to be forgotten about. I have a letter of [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 82
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…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th September 2019 Panel: Special Limited Collector’s Edition. Once only offer. Richard Tice – Brexit Party Kwasi Kwarteng – Tory Ian Dale – broadcaster Lady Nugee – Labour Ian Blackford – SNP Layla [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Westminster. On the panel: Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Brexit minister, Conservative; Emily Thornberry MP, shadow foreign secretary, Labour; Layla Moran MP, [more…]