Devastation struck Puffindom earlier in the year when readers heard of Mrs AWS’s Christmas present falling flat. Her once-in-a-lifetime diverted train trip from Carlisle to Preston via the scenic Settle-Carlisle railway suffered a last second [more…]
The history of relations between Jews (and later Israel) and Persians (later Iran) stretches back over two and a half millennia and is more than a simple narrative of continuous hostility. For much of that [more…]
I’ve been meaning to tell you this for a while, but real life keeps interrupting. One’s pen’s been distracted by a diminishing Navy, war in the Gulf, Question Times, Holy Week and even the installation [more…]
Yes, I know it’s Good Friday, but I want to take you back both 48 and 120 hours. Why? Read on! Regular sufferers will be aware of the tangle regarding my holidays and overtime (and [more…]
In the week that hosted the installation of a new Archbishop of Canterbury, and which culminated in Palm Sunday beginning Holy Week, scrutiny turns towards the religious convictions – or otherwise – of the heir [more…]
Question Time 26th March 2026 The Panel: Jacob Richards (Labour) Tom Tugenhat (Conservative) Layla Moran (LibDem) Tom Skinner (Businessman) Venue: Clacton Tonight’s may be a briefer QT Review — not necessarily a bad thing; one [more…]
All has changed. Or has it? We have been here before, literally. The Puffin is a well-travelled bird with a good memory and can recall rolling dunes, desert villages, remote sun-drenched harbours and trails of [more…]
Question Time 19th March 2026 The Panel: Wes Streeting (Labour) Helen Whatley (Conservative) James Orr (Reform UK) Josh Barbarinde (LibDem) Caroline Lucas (Green Party) Venue: Croydon Besides being a friend of Dorothy, Wesley Streeting is [more…]
Although the present crisis in the Gulf has provoked both mockery and concern at the thinness of the Navy, a lump came to the throat all the same when seeing HMS Dragon finally leave Portsmouth [more…]
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