Arts
I Have a Dream
This is my first comment though I was in the second wave of refugees from Fatso’s site and have been happily lurking here ever since. I do not have a tv or listen to the [more…]
Arts
18th Century
Oh, What a Circus!
If one were of a particularly cynical nature, one might think that a piece with this title might have been written to comment upon the near unbelievable social and political culture we find ourselves living [more…]
20th Century
Hellfire Corner
Dover In this week’s dip into the family album we have moved around the Kent coast from Ramsgate and have arrived in Dover. The White Cliffs, the outline of Dover Castle and the seafront make [more…]
20th Century
G6E2 – Those different ones like what I like. (Part 2 of 6)
Welcome pop pickers to an ambitious series of articles covering 6 genres, each with 6 episodes. To give a bit of variation, the next episode of each genre will be published 6 weeks after the [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 15th June 2023 The Panel: David TC Davies (Conservative) David Blunkett (Labour) David Linden (SNP) Charlotte Ivers (Times Radio) Guto Harri (Former Boris Johnson Aide) Venue: Deeside David Blunkett (not his real name, [more…]
20th Century
Modern Policing – A Copper’s View From 1950
In 1950 John E Horwell, the former Chief Constable of Scotland Yard, set out his view of the state of modern policing; a view which will resonate with many 73 years later. This article first [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Kent
Canterbury In our family album, my father and grandparents visited Kent and Sussex for a holiday in 1948. This was a time of great change and transformation in those counties as they, and the rest [more…]
20th Century
G5E2 – Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll – Early Days
Welcome pop pickers. This week is back to Rock ‘n’ Roll, the early days. This is the sort of music that makes you want to tap your feet, dance, and singalong. Thank you to Wiki, [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 8th June 2023 The Panel: Lee Rowley (Conservative) Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) Ayesha Hazarika (Broadcaster) Lord Sumption (Former Supreme Court judge) Venue: King’s Lynn Jonathan Sumption, not his real name (Jonathan Philip Chadwick Sumption, [more…]