Arts
The Swaling, Part Forty
April 1984 suffered its share of chill winds, further proof that the final quarter of the 20th century drew towards an ice age. But the clocks never struck thirteen and the masses making their way [more…]
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20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1976
Featured Album: The Eagles – Greatest Hits Volume One 1971 1975 This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album [more…]
20th Century
Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Three
At school, Jinnie had been taught how Germany under Adolf Hitler had the taken over the rest of Western Europe (excluding Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Ireland), Eastern Europe and with its partner Italy, much of [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 28th January 2021 Panel: Gillian Keegan (Conservative) Kate Green (Labour) Deborah Meaden (Businesswoman) Layla McCay (NHS Confederation) Camilla Tominey (Journalist) Venue: London Your humble author recalls two prominent local gentlemen of his acquaintance. [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC programming from around the UK. On the panel are: Gillian Keegan MP, minister for apprenticeships and skills, Conservative, Kate Green MP, shadow [more…]
20th Century
History ‘O’ Level Project
Back in 1980 I was in the last year of my ‘O’ levels , one of which was History, part of the syllabus was to write a project on one of a variety of topics. [more…]
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Film Review: The Tourist
It all started, they say, when he met a woman……….. Angeline Jolie plays Elise, the extraordinary and captivating girlfriend of Alexander Pearce, a criminal who has sensibly disappeared after embezzling $2 billion from a mobster. [more…]
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Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 2
Je vous parle d’un temps Que les moins de vingt ans Ne peuvent pas connaître ….. C’est là qu’on s’est connu Moi qui criait famine Et toi qui posais nue….. Charles Aznavour – La Bohème [more…]
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Society & Modern Morality
Modern society never it seems these days platforms morality debates. BBC’s Moral Maze went woke decades ago which negates the whole point of a philosophical discussion. I list here a number of moral questions on [more…]