Authoritarianism
Those Damn Nazis Again
Once again it seems we are back to labelling everyone and anything as far-right. It’s a repeating theme and I feel as though I am bashing my head against a metaphorical brick wall. Again, we [more…]
Blog
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Eighty Four
Bowson heard through the radio that operational control was being passed to the military, they all knew what that meant. He was summoned back to the temporary situation base in the north-eastern corner of Cavendish [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – 1955
Featured song: Bill Haley & His Comets with “Rock Around the Clock”. This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Eighty Three
The man’s no coward, hesitates, part of him wants to fight, sees the young man turn away, crouching low, one rifle over his shoulder, the other grasped in both hands, feet race past the closed [more…]
Arts
The Geeks Guide To Brewing A Decent Beer For 30p A Pint
Who likes a beer? Not me. No. I don’t like a beer. I like loads of beer. Loads. And all the nice tasting craft beer like Old Hooky (https://www.hooky.co.uk/) and my local, Surrey Hills brewery. [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Eighty Two
The Cabinet Office emergency centre was buzzing and crowded: the PM, senior ministers, Met Commissioner and Ted Armstrong, the heads of MI5 and MI6, Director of GCHQ on the phone, senior military officers, the Chief [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 35
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug – the only way you can now acquire one! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm today subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Eighty One
The television was on, set to Sky News while her laptop was streaming the BBC news feed direct from Broadcasting House news centre, the cameras still viewing and broadcasting: it was like the Marie Celeste, [more…]
America
Ah feel pure soarry fer that Brett Kavanaugh
Ah feel pure soarry fer that Brett Kavanaugh c**t. Ah wance goat accused o’ sexshal horassmant an’ it wis a right f**kin’ cerry oan. Some scuzzy wee junkie wumman who’d bin caught tryen tae steal [more…]