Arts
A Fleeting Visit To a Great Museum
There are surely few greater joys than visiting a top flight museum, and getting close up and personal with some of the great creations of mankind. It could be a visit to Duxford to see, [more…]
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Ocean-to-Ocean, Part 8
We finished last week heading north up the Icefields Parkway from the Athabasca Glacier towards Jasper. In Summer 2024 two large wildfires had swept through the area causing significant damage to the town and many [more…]
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Thou Shouldst Not Have Been Old Till Thou Hadst Been Wise
A wet and windy autumn evening saw me driving across darkening fens to Hunstanton where the sea front Princess Theatre hosted John Lydon; not a gig, this is his talking tour. The audience knew John [more…]
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Bridge Too Far?
This weekend I decided to take on what I’d convinced myself should be a simple upgrade — swapping the bridge on my Strat copy. Of course, in the real world, whenever I’m involved with power [more…]
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Justice Further Delayed, Further Denied
A troubled grooming enquiry threatens to collapse, or at least be diminished in its authority, before it’s even started. The stalling enquiry On Tuesday, 21 October 2025, Jess Phillips appeared in the House of Commons [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1989
Featured song: Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine 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 [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd October 2025 The Panel: Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Harriet Baldwin (Conservative) Nadine Dorries (Daily Mail columnist) Mariella Frostrop (Broadcaster) Venue: Swindon On occasion, QT Review comments on the inevitable panellists’ girl war resulting [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Two
Jinnie rather liked December, there was Christmas to look forward to and the family cruise in the Caribbean. Everyone was happy as the office shut down between Christmas and the New Year, except for a [more…]
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Ocean-to-Ocean, Part 7
Last week, we explored Yellowstone before heading north again, 370 miles deep into Montana. Another National Park is on the agenda for the next few days, Waterton-Glacier. This one spans the US/Canadian border, the Glacier [more…]