Literature

Lola

24th February 2025 DH 0

The cloying stench of cigarette smoke oozed from every fibre of the detective’s fraying-at-the edges suit jacket as he stretched wearily across the table for the tape machine. He let out a sharp cough, adding [more…]

An Old Man’s Musings, Part Eighteen

23rd February 2025 Going Postal 0

Fucking hell. I have just watched George Galloway’s latest speech. I have always liked his oratory and this surpasses anything I have heard in years. I love the man. And I believe he speaks for [more…]

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Sixty-Nine

23rd February 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, people. Surprise, surprise, it’s damp and gloomy once again in Downing Street, and that’s not only outside Number 10. Inside, we have a wet, rather than damp, PM, and he is very [more…]

It’s Not 1939, It’s 1950

22nd February 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

It’s 1939 all over again! Or is it? Perhaps it’s 1950. A date we can be certain of is 2014 when, as Kiev tipped towards the EU and NATO, Moscow-backed Russian separatists prised parts of [more…]

A Price Too High, Chapter Eleven

22nd February 2025 Going Postal 0

Sally was up as normal on Monday morning, Dave said he would be Ubering. When she was at her desk, she made a call, when finished, she went off to see her boss, “I have [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

21st February 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time Ukraine Special, 20th February 2025 The Panel: General Sir Nicholas Carter (Former Chief of Defence Staff) Lesia Vasylenko (Ukrainian MP) Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) Sir Ben Wallace (Conservative) Jan Halper-Hayes (Trump Advisor) Venue: London, [more…]