20th Century
Lands At Stake
A conversation that stuck An old conversation sticks in my mind. A decade or so later, through the synergy of passing time and the illumination provided by events, one plus one becomes three. On the [more…]
Blog
Fiction
A Price Too High, Chapter Seventeen
Dave was woken late in the afternoon by Sally sitting on top of him. When she saw his eyes open, she leaned forward and kissed him. “How do you feel?” “I’m not sure, still tired [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday – Chinnichap
Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday glides effortlessly over the crease to deliver yet another groin-polished googly from the gasworks end of musical magnificence. This week we [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 3rd April 2025 The Panel: Sir Chris Bryant (Labour) Mims Davies (Conservative) Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid Cymru) Emily Sheffield (Columnist & Broadcaster) Shavanah Taj (Trade Unionist) Venue: Cardiff We just keep on winning [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Five
After dinner, the twins begged Jinnie to let them stay up for the sail-away from Barbados. As the sailing time was set for 20:00 and it was nearly 19:30 when they finished their meal, Jinnie [more…]
Economics
Prior Savings Is the Ethical Requirement for Retirement
Retirement is seen almost as a right by most people in the West, especially America and Europe. Make it to your sixties and most people expect to retire from the daily grind of earning a [more…]
20th Century
Desert Mystery: “Letters from a Feldgrau”, Part Six
In Part 5, the relationship between Hans Coutandin and Eva Moller appeared to have changed, he was now in Africa and had narrowly missed being captured. In his next letter of the 3rd March 1943, [more…]
Politics
The Falklands War – 40 years on
It’s difficult for me to believe the Falklands War took place over forty years ago In April 1981 I was a 30 year old captain in Specialist Forces reserve, at the training school in Grantham [more…]
Diary
A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; Merry Eid (By Gum) And A Happy Ramalama-Dingdong
Following the last “storm” and the subsequent damage, the path alongside the main growing area had turned into a bit of mud-swamp. This was unavoidable, due to Buildings and Maintenance trekking up and down it, [more…]