20th Century
Air Drop to Suez
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) There comes a moment in every good reporter’s life when he has to take a chance. [more…]
Literature
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Three, Chapter Twenty
The taller of the MI5 men led the sisters, with the shorter man behind them, through a door marked ‘No Exit’, down a staircase and out onto the inner perimeter road. In an area marked [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th May 2022 The Panel: Lucy Frazer (Conservative) Lucy Powel (Labour) Emily Carver (Institute of Economic Affairs) Mo Hussein (Commentator) Alyn Smith (SNP) Venue: Liverpool JUDGE NOT, THAT THEE BE NOT JUDGED. FOR [more…]
Book Review
Who was Helen Duncan
In our world today we are appalled by the lack of transparency by the media, the Establishment cover ups, the persecution and the ‘non person ing’ of people who get in the way of the [more…]
21st Century
The future of UK Politics and the Rise of Islam
In 1997 Tony Bliar opened the floodgates to uncontrolled migration, then deliberately shut down debate and discussion, as anyone who mentioned anything about it was called a racist. The conclusion I reached was that by [more…]
Arts
THE FINAL HONK
Yesterday, I spent some time with the dead. I hadn’t intended to visit the natural burial ground set just below the Jack and Jill Windmills on the South Downs but the weather was good and [more…]
America
A View From The Greenhouse; Far Right Extremism (Innit?)
Welcome everyone, to my bi-weekly missive on all things “green”, some things bizarre and some things which may appear “made up” but which most definitely aren’t. Back to something like 90% fitness I’ve spent the [more…]
Fiction
Samyaza Chapter 5 – Tel Aviv and Camp Mitkan Adam, May 2006
Afarin stared out of the starboard window of the Boeing 737. She had watched the approach over the sea and the turn to line up with the runway. Below were the eastern suburbs of Tel [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Part One Hundred and Forty Three
Monday Happy bank holiday, people. It is very quiet in London this morning. The family didn’t come home yesterday so I assumed they will be back late today. That suits me, all the papers have [more…]