Cooking
Pheasant and Leek Pie with Filo Crust
GP’s 2017 Advent Calendar of Cuisine If you are lucky enough to have access to pheasants this recipe is well worth a try. Makes a great meal and looks good enough for Boxing Day lunch [more…]
Blog
Christianity
The Relevance of Christianity – Part One
The State of Affairs According to the 2011 census, Christians make up 59.5% of the UK population. Those with no religion make up 25.7%. Then you have Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism. Anglicans make [more…]
Philosophy
Gmbd, Perfect
My second wife said to her friend at the reception something like “he is a perfectionist and I am not” “OOh that will not last” Well it didn’t but what does these days ? What [more…]
European Union
The EU – In Their Own Words
This should act as a warning and a red pill to anyone who supports the EU. Sometimes you don’t have to say anything. These people are openly telling us what they are doing. Here is [more…]
European Union
EU directive – General Data Protection Regulations
You may be wondering why recently you have been getting post from banks, utilities and financial institutions amending Terms and Conditions. A new set of rules are coming into force in May next year, which [more…]
Ethics
Absolutism and Abortion
The ongoing vilification of Jacob Rees-Mogg regarding his specific view on abortion is beyond the pale for any society that regards itself as civilised and rational. There is a reason that numerous philosophical dilemmas and [more…]
Arts
History
The Future – A Millennial’s Prayer
“Here comes the 21st Century, it’s gonna be so much better for a Taff like me…” 1967: in the future, I bet we will have a cure for cancer, flying cars, and other cool stuff [more…]
Engineering
I Learned About Flying From That Part Two
It was another hot morning in Fremantle, Western Australia in early January. Forecast for 36 degrees Celsius, 97 in old money. “Gonna be a scorcher, Geek-o!”, said my benevolent host and long-time friend Mike, whom [more…]