20th Century
This Is My England – Part Six
Kent used to be called “the Garden of England.” Perhaps it still is. The garden itself is still there — a mass of snowy blossom just now; but since I last saw it the great [more…]
Literature
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Eighty One
Monday Good morning everyone, and welcome to another week of news and trivia from your cat reporter. It was dry when I ventured out before my breakfast, but now it has been consumed I see [more…]
Biography
Trade Plating Around England, Part One
This is part 1 of a few about my trials and tribulations of two and a half years spent as a trade plate driver. You are bound to have seen “platers” with their red and [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 30th March 2023 The Panel: Andrew Murrison (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Helen Morgan (LibDem) Danny Sriskandarajah (Oxfam) Fraser Nelson (The Spectator) That’s nutty Bristol which should be twinned with other progressive oddities such [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Five
The metallic black Lexus ES was beautiful and Jinnie thought it looked just perfect for a managing director. The salesman from the garage showed her all the electronic wizardry but there was so much to [more…]
Diary
A View From The Greenhouse; Eid Mubarak, Suckers
Along with every other part of the country we’ve had a bit of “Man Climate Change Made Warming Cool Global” weather over the last couple of weeks or so, (more of which later) which has [more…]
Book Review
The Young H.G. Wells by Clare Tomalin. Viking: 2021
I’m sure many people are familiar with H.G. Wells’ science fiction output, with novels like The War of the Worlds, The Shape of Things to Come, The Invisible Man, The Sleeper Awakes (which some have [more…]
20th Century
This Is My England – Part Five
If you want to see what a profound and lasting impression the war has left on the face of rural England you should make a point of travelling over that stretch of road that links [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Eighty
Monday It’s a beautiful Monday morning here in Westminster, even if it was a bit wet overnight. The sun is out, the sky is blue and it’s even a bit warmer. The woman who looks [more…]