Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirty
Sir Nigel held up a hand and called the meeting to order. The audience fell silent, and Sir Nigel said, “Good morning, everyone. I understand there is a lot of speculation as to why you [more…]
Literature
Capitalism
Fuliza Republic
Kenya faces another wave of austerity. In this running photo essay series, we capture how it’s adjusting the lives of Kenyans and creating new social phenomena. John Githongo, Kenya’s anti-corruption czar, once recounted a story [more…]
Diary
A View From (The Shed By) The Greenhouse; Who’s The Puppet, Who’s The Puppeteer?
Why on earth would anyone cut a discarded length of plastic water pipe into (very roughly) two inch lengths, may or may not be the first question that springs to the mind of my long [more…]
19th Century
The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 3/6: The Purloined Pincushion. Part 2 of 2
The following morning, as we were digesting a formidable breakfast of kidneys and bacon sent up by the admirable Mrs Hudson, Holmes was again amusing himself with his violin. After his usual discordant improvisation he [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Six
Monday Good morning, my friends, it’s yet another lovely morning weather-wise, but the radio tells me it is going to be a wet evening and overnight. I suppose the garden can do with it. I [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Eighteen
Week Seven Following a quiet weekend where they did very little, it was back to their normal life on Monday, Sally was dressed ready for work, Dave put the Uber signs on the side of [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time Election Special 8th May 2026 The Panel: Peter Kyle (Labour) Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) Robert Jenrick (Reform UK) Dave Doogan (SNP) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) Rachel Millward (Greens) Josh Babarinde (Lib Dems) Piers [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Nine
The twins told everyone they spoke to over the weekend about the “special” scheme at school and wanted their views on whether they would be in the top group. Grandma said, “Of course.” Grandpa said, [more…]
19th Century
Lord Armstrong: The Victorian Musk
A solicitor-turned-engineer who built the world’s first smart home, sold weapons to everyone, championed solar power, and became the richest man in Britain. Sound familiar? If you pitched Lord Armstrong’s life story to a Hollywood [more…]