Arts
Bash 2026 Report
I am a little weary despite a good Sunday lunch followed by a decent night’s sleep, other than that pretty good, unlike some lightweights. A few days light exercise, some sunshine, beers and good company [more…]
Going Postal
Going Postal
Of Cabbages, Kings in the North, & Populism (Part 1)
This chap, who I fear would not get a respectful audience on GP, did however manage to snag a gig last Christmas, delivering the Reith lectures on the BBC. In a series of four lectures, [more…]
Arts
Bash 2026 – Last Call
As Larry is on holiday cruising, one final Bash reminder. It is going to be hot. Thursday and Friday are going to be in the thirties. Saturday and Sunday a more reasonable mid-twenties. Hats and suntan [more…]
Arts
Spring 2026 Competition Results
Thank you all for some very enjoyable reads. The breadth of content was remarkably – diverse. Special mentions for DJM for his excellent analysis in his current affairs pieces. You’d be hard pressed to find [more…]
Drinking
The Spring 2026 Competition
It’s been a while but to encourage you to contribute articles I thought I’d run another competition. One small difference this time apart from the lack of holidays abroad I am going to choose the [more…]
Arts
Going Postal 2026
Happy New Year puffins. Not sure what 2026 has in store for us but some stoicism is probably in order. Things to look forward to: Summer, Bash, Starmer being helicoptered to Stryker’s Island and the [more…]
Going Postal
An improbability of puffinry
Celebration Dinner Hard to believe but early next year it will be GP’s tenth anniversary. In celebration of that event there will be a dinner at the usual place in West London. Nothing booked yet [more…]
Going Postal
20th Century
Journeys Back in Time…
A sunny Sunday in July, and it turned into a pretty special day. In glorious summery weather, we got to ride on a couple of beautifully restored vintage seafront bus services running from just outside [more…]