Politics
The Falklands War – 40 years on
It’s difficult for me to believe the Falklands War took place over forty years ago In April 1981 I was a 30 year old captain in Specialist Forces reserve, at the training school in Grantham [more…]
Politics
Diary
A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; Merry Eid (By Gum) And A Happy Ramalama-Dingdong
Following the last “storm” and the subsequent damage, the path alongside the main growing area had turned into a bit of mud-swamp. This was unavoidable, due to Buildings and Maintenance trekking up and down it, [more…]
Arts
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Four
Monday Good morning, folks. It’s been raining overnight and is still dull and cold. Legohead is not very happy today—he has just seen the results of the latest MRP poll on the local election, and [more…]
Economics
How to End Drug Violence
Recently President Trump threatened to invade Mexico, all in its best interest of course, in order to smash the drug cartels that are responsible for funneling so many illegal drugs into the US. There is [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Three
Monday Good morning, folks, and it’s not as nice as yesterday here in London. The last two days have been beautiful here in Westminster, warm and sunny, real windowsill weather. It’s still warm here this [more…]
Communism
We are running out of bread and circuses
It takes a lot to keep a population anaesthetised. Anaesthesia, as medical Puffins will attest, is a very tricky and demanding mistress. A dash too much potion here, or an insufficient soupçon of elixir there, [more…]
America
DJT has come out
(not the words you were perhaps anticipating…) to claim that the 11th hour Biden pardons are illegitimate because they were signed by autopen and, moreover, “Joe did not know.” Hmmmmmmmmmm I suspect this will be [more…]
Diary
A View From (Above) The Greenhouse; An Open Letter….
Before we get into the progress (or otherwise) happening at the small oasis of calm and solitude that is the old greenhouse and the recently constructed raised beds, how about a little “who used which [more…]