America
The Blame Game
Now that it is (almost) all done and dusted the aftermath of the American Elections can begin and begin it certainly has. While the Republicans and especially the Donald are basking in glory the Democrats [more…]
Politics
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fifty-Seven
Monday Good morning from a grey and not very nice morning in Westminster, where at least it is dry. Legohead was up early this morning as he is off to Birmingham to give a “pre-Budget” [more…]
19th Century
Enemies Within: A Curious Incident at The Observatory
On a crisp February afternoon on a non-descript Thursday in 1894, tram conductor Mr William Smith issued a through ticket from Westminster Bridge to Greenwich. On entering the horse-drawn tram, the passenger concerned wore a [more…]
20th Century
John Alldridge Meets Douglas Bader
In September 1955, the Manchester Evening News sent my uncle to interview Group Captain Douglas Bader – Jerry F There was a time — not so long ago — when for seven weary months I [more…]
America
US Presidential Election Night 2024
Historic events deserve historic images. As James said earlier in the day ‘Freedom, or Tyranny’ it is. I mentioned to DJM that I thought Trump had the votes. He admired my optimism but I should [more…]
America
Presidential Election Results Timeline
American presidential elections are decided by an Electoral College, in effect an Electoral College swung by the voters in a small number key ‘battleground’ states which may tip either way in a presidential election. In [more…]
America
Two paths lie ahead. Freedom or Tyranny
The world is now subjected to a tsunami of multimedia messages concerning the 2024 US Presidential election and the protagonists. Little substantive discourse escapes the emotional pleading soundbites in the well viewed shallow offerings of [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fifty-Six
Monday Good morning from a dry but grotty Westminster. It looks like it’s going to rain at any moment, but the forecast is for a dry day. Today’s big question is, did the Camel actually [more…]
Authoritarianism
The Problem Is Systemic
October 15, 2024 If you asked a think-tank team leader, a social sciences professor at Nairobi University if they anticipated the scale and popularity of the protests that rocked East Africa’s economic powerhouse Kenya, only [more…]