Islam
Death in Lyon
When our neighbours travel, we look after the cat. Being a feline, at feeding time we go to it, not it to us. But upon their return, her owners come to us bearing a present. [more…]
Philosophy
Democracy
Gorton & Denton By-election: The Constituency
Last time, we looked at the three serious candidates in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election: representing the Greens, Labour and Reform UK. This time, we will look at the constituency. Part of it lies [more…]
Authoritarianism
The Shame of Our Cities, Part Three
G-P correspondent AW Kamau responds to Armin Rosen’s Minneapolis dispatches, noting the Kenya connection. Local Kenya taxi driver seeking asylum in Canada used a Kenya broker (Kalenjin, same tribe as Ruto) witnessed numerous Somalis at [more…]
America
The Shame of Our Cities, Part Two
Looting, pillage, theft, billions in disbursements, all on the honour system We are all Somalis now In Minnesota, the bear hug of American liberal virtue, with its self-congratulatory sense of generosity and its lack of [more…]
America
The Shame of Our Cities, Part One
Looting, pillage, theft, billions in disbursements, all on the honour system We are all Somalis now In the autumn glare reflecting off the harsh glass façade of the Minneapolis public library, temporary fencing encloses a [more…]
Arts
In The Bleak Midwinter
This is a poem written by Christina Rossetti, set to music first by Gustav Holst in 1906 and then by Harold Darke in 1911. This is by Darke : Swiss Bob 2025
Christianity
Christmas at Christmas With Christmas
Spending Christmas at Christmas with Christmas sounds a very Puffin thing to do. First of all, we’ll have to decide when to meet. The eagle-eyed among you may point out that we’ve missed our chance, [more…]
Arts
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022 OldTrout
Arts
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of [more…]