20th Century
It’s Not 1939, It’s 1950
It’s 1939 all over again! Or is it? Perhaps it’s 1950. A date we can be certain of is 2014 when, as Kiev tipped towards the EU and NATO, Moscow-backed Russian separatists prised parts of [more…]
Always Worth Saying
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time Ukraine Special, 20th February 2025 The Panel: General Sir Nicholas Carter (Former Chief of Defence Staff) Lesia Vasylenko (Ukrainian MP) Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) Sir Ben Wallace (Conservative) Jan Halper-Hayes (Trump Advisor) Venue: London, [more…]
20th Century
Interesting Lives
After happening upon some sad news at the breakfast table the other morning, I sighed, folded my newspaper and gazed wistfully out of the window across the frost-pinched meadows of my native Debatable Lands. Beyond [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 13th February 2025 The Panel: Jacqui Smith (Labour) Danny Kruger (Conservative) Lisa Smart (LibDem) George Monbiot (Activist) Matthew Goodwin (Writer) Venue: Northwich On Question Time only a few weeks ago – as the [more…]
Business
Sky Lies’ Demise
If you’re driving along the Great West Road through the London suburb of Osterley and see a dark cloud moving towards some outsized sheds, it may well be one of those gathering above the Sky [more…]
14th Century
Worthy of Your Breeding?
Just as Nelson flew coloured flags above the Victory instructing the fleet afore Trafalgar that England expected every man to do his duty, so the Ministry of Defence two centuries later is festooned with white [more…]
Law
After The Boiling Point
Since G-P covered the issue last year in an article entitled ‘Boiling Point’, new information has come to light regarding the terrorist outrage in Southport after extraordinary events in Liverpool Crown Court this week. Despite [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd January 2025 The Panel: Lucy Powell (Labour) David Davis (Conservative) Matthew Parris (Columnist) Dale Vince (Green Energy Entrepreneur) Venue: Stockport Lucy Powell was on QT only a few weeks ago. Despite a [more…]
America
Inauguration Day Approaches
Monday the 20th January 2025 sees the inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America. Following the 78-year-old Republican’s third election victory last November 9th, Trump will be [more…]