20th Century
Christmas Past
If you think I can remember 1924, you’re wrong. One relies upon our friends at the British Newspaper Archive. Ten decades ago some newspapers did publish on Christmas Day. The Sutton & Epsom Advertiser was [more…]
Literature
Fiction
A Price Too High, Chapter Two
Marius Phoned on Thursday afternoon, Dave signed out of his Uber app and drove over to Birmingham. Under his seat was the cash to reimburse the cost of the guns. They met at an old [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Twenty-Six
On the train back to Potters Bar Jinnie suggested that Penny, Dan and Irena should come over for dinner that evening then Irena could meet the twins again. As it was Friday the twins weren’t [more…]
20th Century
Publicans Win Diploma For Bar Etiquette
One secret: No politics As fine a figure of an English landlord (he tips the scale at nearly 17 stones) as ever drew a pint of old-and-mild is Mr. Alfred Leslie Farrell, “mine host” of [more…]
20th Century
Great Uncle Wally
Great Uncle Wally introduced me to Guinness. Well, to be fair Mackeson, its slightly sweeter cousin. A stout more adapted to the tastes of your average seven-year-old. Those regular Sunday trips during the late 60s [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Sixty-Two
Monday Good morning all, it was bright and sunny early on, but the sun has gone now and it’s grey. Today we have the new numbers out for Channel migrants, 20,210 since the Government came [more…]
Biography
Book Review, ‘Unleashed’ by Boris Johnson
The second-ever greatest Johnson of words, Samuel, the 18th-century lexicographer, informs us, “When a man is tired of London he is tired of life”. Three centuries later, no matter what we think of life we’re [more…]
Fiction
A Price Too High, Chapter One
It was a cold early January afternoon, Dave Stretton was driving his Uber cab back to Loughborough, he had dropped off in Nottingham city centre. It was misty and looking at the temperature on the [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th December 2024 The Panel: Wes Streeting (Labour) Tom Tugenhat (Conservative) Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) Christine Jardine (LibDem) Emma Dabiri (Writer) Piers Morgan (Broadcaster) Venue: Beckenham Once upon a time, there was a little [more…]