Arts
The Question Time That Got Away
There’s always one that gets away. A pretty girl who becomes no more than a ship crossed in the night, a ball kicked wide of an open goal, even an edition of Question Time omitted [more…]
Literature
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Ten
As they approached Anderson’s Willie said, “Mummy is that crowd outside the place we are going to.” “I think so,” answered Jinnie. Thinking quickly, she said, “Will you two take hands with Izzy and George [more…]
Authoritarianism
Overland to Russia, Part Four
How popular is Putin really? Before trying to answer this, a bit of background is needed. The political landscape of Russia is not really comparable with, say, Britain or France, where the mechanism of democracy [more…]
Biography
Book Review: My Life With Rock N’ Roll People by Mike Nicholls
Swiss Bob kindly sent me a copy of this book to review – so here you go. I had expected the book to be a series of articles that Nicholls had previously published in the [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-Seven
It has been an hectic time lately but I am coming through and starting to realise my plans. We have decided to spend most of the Winter in France, Tunisia and Italy. Involves a lot [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Nine
Monday Good morning my friends, it is yet another wet and dreary morning here in Downing Street and it was truly nasty when I went down to the bottom of the garden behind the gardener’s [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Nineteen
Dave knocked on Jane Goodley’s office door, he brought a coffee with him, he wasn’t sure what mood she would be in. “Have you recovered from last week?” “Yes, I was exhausted when I came [more…]
Education
The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call It a Day
By March 2020 I’d been doing the job for over 9 yrs. We’d all seen the videos coming out of China, people falling down dead in the street, the welding of tower block doors and [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 11th December 2025 The Panel: Anas Sarwar (Labour) Stephen Flynn (SNP) Russell Findlay (Conservative) Lord Offord (Reform) Angela Haggerty (Journalist) Venue: Paisley Not going to lie, I’ve had a bit of a funny [more…]