Diary
A View From The Greenhouse; Hooptedoodle And Other Matters
I return from a bit of a hiatus where, due to several factors, not the least of them a little bit of self pity, I allowed what passes for my creative flow to dry up. [more…]
Blog
Conservatives
Whither the UniParty ? (Part 2)
-. 2025 was Labour’s annus horribilis. Large anti-migration protests swept parts of the country, as the Casey report returned a damning verdict on the surrender of white working-class girls to horrific abuse at the hands [more…]
Diary
WG’s Christmas Cruise 2025 – Part Four
Monday 29th December, Lanzarote I woke up about 05:30 and we were moving very slowly off the coast of Lanzarote. It is still dark and the lights along the coast were twinkling. Much too early [more…]
Politics
Just who does Ed Davey think he is
For as long as I can remember the Liberals and then the Liberal Democrats have been the “none of the above” Party. When the thought of voting for Labour or the Tories gets so bad, [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twelve
Monday Good morning, my friends, I am beginning to get back into the diary routine after my enforced break. I hear my scribe has got four cruises booked for June and Christmas this year and [more…]
Authoritarianism
Breaking: Another Defector to Reform
Clacton. This Saturday afternoon. A beaming Nigel Farage introduces to a rapturous Reform UK audience the latest high-profile right-winger to defect to their party. Following in the footsteps of Nadhim Zahawi, Robert Jenrick and Suella [more…]
Hobbies
10th Anniversary Crossword
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a Trump GP mug AND a GP keyring if I don’t forget this time. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1995
Featured song: Oasis – Some Might Say This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time January 29th 2026 The Panel: Douglas Alexander (Labour) James Cartlidge (Conservative) Jo Grady (University And College Union) Konstantin Kisin (Commentator & podcaster) Venue: King’s Lynn Son of a doctor and a Church of [more…]