20th Century
Nazi missiles threaten Israel
Why did I choose to write this; long forgotten reports of missiles in Egypt and the way the press didn’t seem to take it very seriously at the time. It is time for a closer [more…]
Blog
Communism
The Last Hurrah for ‘Global Warming’?
One of the areas in which the UK has lost control during its membership of the EU is that of being able to respond to the climate change agenda. True, both the UK and the [more…]
Fiction
Joe Malone, Part Thirty-Four
I set the screen lock to ‘none’ and the timer to one hour. Ate a handful of peanuts. Drank a half a glass of the water and curled up on the chair with the red [more…]
18th Century
Postcard From Cumbria (A Week in the Lake District) Part One
Some of you may remember that back in 2017 Mrs. C and I (it was all her plan really) made it our business to do 40 things together to celebrate having been married for 40 [more…]
Conservatives
The State Opening of Parliament
The State Opening of Parliament on Monday 14 October marks the formal start of the parliamentary year. The Queen’s Speech sets out the government’s agenda for the next session of Parliament and outlines proposed policies [more…]
Fiction
Némésis – Book 2 Part 1
Headquarters Air Command RAF High Wycombe, January 2018 The two of them met in the conference room of A3 Operations, in one of the blocks above ground. It was a secure room that was regularly [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary Week Seven
Monday Up very early this morning as Dilyn was yapping in that strange Welsh accent of his, wanting to be let out. It suited Bozzie as he was off to Dublin to meet the Teashop [more…]
Arts
Postcard from Lille, Part 34
As if mountaineers roped together, we troop along Euston Road in a line, making our way from Euston Station to St Pancras International with our packs and cases. My now middle-aged self leads the way, ahead of [more…]
Animals
Want To Pulverise Stress? Get A Furry BFF!
People in the UK are reeling under stress, according to the Mental Health Foundation, with 74% of people feeling that they cannot cope with this burden. Because stress is strongly linked to Type 2 diabetes, heart [more…]