Economics
Which taxes will go up
The good news is that the brothers and sisters in Labour are going to mount an effort to dislodge Keith. The bad news is that it ain’t gonna work. At least it will give us [more…]
Blog
Literature
Words – the currency of life and love – Part Four
Started thinking about Remembrance Sunday which is fast approaching; such a loss of life over the years, so many lives cut short and what have we truly learned? I have my own memories, particularly as [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Four
Monday Good morning, my friends. Lovely and sunny this morning but cold again. So, they have recaptured the escaped Epping sex criminal. I feel a little sorry for him as more of the story emerges. [more…]
Democracy
The Interesting And Disturbing Case of Nathan Gill
Washington Dulles Our interesting and disturbing case begins in July 2021, when FBI agents stop a certain Mr Oleg Voloshyn at Washington Dulles Airport. The agents extract WhatsApp messages from Mr Voloshyn’s phone, which show [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Fourteen
Dave sat on an office chair, Sally was right, he was shattered. His eyes closed, he wasn’t sleeping, his mind was too active, he was planning the next move. When his phone rang, Sally answered [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1990
Featured song: Status Quo – The Anniversary Waltz (I & II) This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 6th November 2025 The Panel: Anna Turley (Labour) Graham Stewart (Conservative) Paul Nowak (Trade Unionist) Tim Stanley (Journalist) Venue: Sunderland If you think the parliamentary representative for Redcar should be a Northern type, [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Four
The twins were awake early and came bouncing into their parents’ suite just as the sun was coming up in a big red ball on the horizon. Willie pulled back the curtains and said, “Mummy, [more…]
Arts
Jury Service
As a result of DH’s current jury service, I started reflecting on my own experience when I was randomly selected to undertake it in 2010. At the time I was 23 and working on rotation [more…]