Arts

Graveyard Shift

19th February 2019 bobo 0

I used to work in a cemetery. It was a dead-end job, but you could always bury yourself in your work! Oh, ho ho ho! I humbly beg your pardon. I shall start again. I [more…]

Most of the world takes it for granted that central banks are necessary for the smooth conduct of trade, both foreign and domestic. Nothing could be further from the truth. Let’s be clear. Central banks [more…]

The History of Pop Music – 1973

15th February 2019 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: 10cc – Rubber Bullets This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. One [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

15th February 2019 Roger Ackroyd 0

Question Time 14th February 2019 Venue: Aylesbury Aylesbury: voted 50.5% to Leave. Panel: Jacob Rees Mogg (Leaver) Lisa Nandy (Remainer) Grace Blakeley (Marxist Leaver) Geoff Norcutt (Comedian. Leaver) Jimmy Wales (Remainer. Wikipedia co-founder) For the [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

14th February 2019 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Aylesbury. Set your Disqus comments to ‘newest’. Do not post music videos during QT.

Postcard from Lille, Part 5

9th February 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

We are on our way to France as a family group. We are travelling first class and the serotonin is high. I’m a ‘look out of the window’ kind of person and, as we travel [more…]

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

8th February 2019 Roger Ackroyd 0

Question Time 7th February 2019 Venue: Motherwell Motherwell used to be the steel-making capital of Scotland. Ravenscraig was the main employer of some 13,000 people by the 1970’s but a disastrous strike of steel workers [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

7th February 2019 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents debate from Motherwell, with a panel of politicians wankpuffins and other guests facing topical questions from the audience. Set your Disqus comments to ‘newest’. Do not [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 4

2nd February 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

We are a family group en route to the near continent travelling by first class train to London. It’s November and the English countryside is touched by frost and gentle mist. As we head south, [more…]