Arts
Jack and his Giant Stalk
Venue: Brick Lane Music Hall, Silvertown I haven’t been to a panto since I took my nephews then aged 4 & 6 to one (I forget which) in Colston Hall, Bristol (can we say ‘Colston’ [more…]
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Islam
Death in Lyon
When our neighbours travel, we look after the cat. Being a feline, at feeding time we go to it, not it to us. But upon their return, her owners come to us bearing a present. [more…]
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Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: Bring On The Subs!
Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and another of our fortnightly dibbers in the gently sloped gardens of musical magnificence. This week, as we respectfully mark both International Digital [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th February 2026 The Panel: Heidi Alexander (Labour) Richard Holden (Conservative) Robert Jenrick (Reform UK) Jon Sopel (Podcaster) Venue: Ringwood Making his first appearance on Question Time, but a Puffin’s favourite all the [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Eighteen
The twins had gone to the club, and the adults were happily installed on loungers by the infinity pool with nice cold glasses of Pepsi Max for the ladies and a Doom Bar for Paolo. [more…]
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Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly 1970-73 Part 2
After the first few months of getting to grips with the reading at a low level the classroom books on offer while reasonably entertaining were not really enough for me and so I turned to [more…]
21st Century
The Shirika Plan
The Shirika Plan aims to achieve the socioeconomic integration of refugees into host communities by converting refugee camps into integrated settlements. Integrating refugees and asylum seekers into host communities remains a major challenge for Kenya [more…]
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Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s coming up. And it’s an absolute minefield for us blokes. There is only one very narrow path to tread and any deviation from said path can/will lead to us hurtling to the bottom of a social [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th February 2026 The Panel: Luke Pollard (Labour) Ben Spencer (Conservative) Ellie Chowns (Green Party) Nadine Dorries (Columnist and author) Venue: Bristol Last week on Question Time, we decided that Labour panellist Emma [more…]