Literature

Domesday

16th January 2022 Going Postal 0

To begin with, it was a perfectly normal Tuesday: the usual saunter into the office, greeting people en passant – even if, in some cases, it was still only a frowningly vexed look, stepping aside. [more…]

Jinnie’s Story – Book Three, Chapter Two

14th January 2022 Going Postal 0

When Jinnie got home, she was a little later than normal and Paolo had already started getting an evening meal together. Being an Italian he was making pasta. He had popped in the supermarket on [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

14th January 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 13th January 2022 The Panel: Simon Hart (Conservative) Jess Phillips (Labour) Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) Isabel Oakeshott (GBNews) Danny Sriskandarajah (Oxfam) Venue: Shrewsbury If mention of Jess Philips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, [more…]

Birth Of The Cruel

12th January 2022 Going Postal 0

Note: This is a personal account of my experiences and opinions of the last few years (and perhaps an introduction of sorts). As such, general statements will refer to my perspective and no inference is [more…]

View From The Greenhouse; No Gender Change Please, We’re British

11th January 2022 Colin Cross 0

Another year comes around and, with it, a couple of days for quiet reflection, mostly to let the pudding settle. I don’t normally make a start in the old greenhouse much before February, the weather [more…]

Libel or Legitimate Concern?

11th January 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

In the unique way the internet adds fuel to any fire, an Andrew Neil Twitter thread encouraging people to be vaccinated against coronavirus went from room temperature to the melting point of granite within a [more…]

The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 19

9th January 2022 Blown Periphery 0

Edge opened his eyes. The light coming in through the window hurt them, and they were heavily bloodshot. He realised he was in a bed and a young Colombian woman was bustling about, carrying a [more…]

Mystery Album, Part Seventeen

8th January 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Last time on Mystery Album we decided Helsinki Central Station showed the world a particular kind of Art Deco that stamped on some of the movement’s expectations. Purists half agree, preferring it transitionary from Art [more…]

Jinnie’s Story – Book Three, Chapter One

7th January 2022 Going Postal 0

All the way to work Jinnie was puzzling over what the prime minister had in mind for her this time. When she kissed Paolo goodbye he said, “Stop worrying it will be OK.” Entering the [more…]