Education
The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call It a Day
By March 2020 I’d been doing the job for over 9 yrs. We’d all seen the videos coming out of China, people falling down dead in the street, the welding of tower block doors and [more…]
Arts
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 11th December 2025 The Panel: Anas Sarwar (Labour) Stephen Flynn (SNP) Russell Findlay (Conservative) Lord Offord (Reform) Angela Haggerty (Journalist) Venue: Paisley Not going to lie, I’ve had a bit of a funny [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Nine
Jinnie heard nothing from the Walters until Tuesday afternoon when she got a call and the voice said, “Good afternoon Dame Jinnie, this is Andrew Walters from the Lobster House.” Jinnie replied, “Good afternoon Mr [more…]
Arts
The Accidental Strength of the English Constitution
The English constitution is often described as ‘unwritten,’ yet it has proved more durable than almost any codified rival. Its resilience does not stem from philosophical elegance or the vision of a single generation of [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1992
Featured song: Guns N’ Roses – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door 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…]
Education
The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call it a Day
There are many reasons why I took on the job as caretaker. The school is just across the road, the pay is reasonable for the hours worked, I am, technically, my own boss and I [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 4th December 2025 The Panel: Mike Tapp (Labour) Kieran Mullan (Conservative) Daisy Cooper (LibDem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Zack Polanski (Green Party) Venue: Dover Let’s play multicultural cricket. It’s been a while. Raven-haired [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Eight
Jinnie stood in the queue at the Heathrow Artisan Sandwich shop waiting to be served. She rather liked the fact that she was queuing, it meant the branch was doing good business. Jinnie reached the [more…]
Christianity
A Trip to the Temple
London, despite its many many issues, is still a nice place to visit, to wonder at the beautiful architecture and to explore its history. Of course you no longer expect to see many English people [more…]