Elections
Knob o’t North
As mentioned by Mike Graham and Kevin O’Sullivan the self styled King o’t North has now been christened the Knob o’t North. The story so far is hard to believe. The mascara man has been [more…]
Politics
Politics
Of Cabbages, Kings in the North, & Populism (Part 2)
Part 1 can be read here:- The upcoming exam question for Reform (and anyone else who wants to solve the UK’s problems rather than merely secure power for its own sake) is how do you [more…]
Conservatives
Labour’s bad boys – Part 19 Crayons
If the PM and his Deputy are on the make then we can expect an epidemic of fiddling among their minions. Angela Rayner has been the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. Having left school at [more…]
Communism
Labour’s bad boys – Part 18 Andrew Gwynne
Andrew John Gwynne is the MP for Gorton and Denton. He was suspended in 2025 because of offensive messages he had written on WhatsApp, In 1996 he was elected to Tameside Council and has done [more…]
Politics
YooKay2026…… A State broken by Corruption (Part 2)
Almost a third of all government spending, £391 billion a year, is not spent by government departments. It is spent by 438 separate publicly funded bodies that ministers cannot direct, Parliament cannot easily scrutinise, and voters [more…]
America
The Iran War, “Rope-a-Dope”, and the 1415 Battle of Agincourt
The military consequences of the Iran War have precedence in the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, in which an inferior number of English archers defeated a much superior number of French armored knights. Its implications reverberated [more…]
Going Postal
Of Cabbages, Kings in the North, & Populism (Part 1)
This chap, who I fear would not get a respectful audience on GP, did however manage to snag a gig last Christmas, delivering the Reith lectures on the BBC. In a series of four lectures, [more…]
Democracy
Always Worth Saying’s Post-Brexit Review
This week, the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum was overshadowed by the excitement surrounding King of the North, Remainer Andy Burnham’s, latest steps to take over the running of the country from the clump [more…]
Communism
Labour’s bad boys – Part 17 Keith and his freebies
We are still in 2024 and this story caused quite a commotion when it broke. Who among us has ever turned down a gift. Aside from Xmas and birthdays I don’t remember ever getting a [more…]