20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Seine Bridges
As we reach the end of our 1952 Nostalgia Album adventure to Gibraltar and back, my father and his parents remain at the top of the Eiffel Tower gazing at the more distant of the [more…]
Always Worth Saying
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, The Trocadero
On their Nostalgia Album 1952 road trip, my father and his parents have reached the top of the Eiffel Tower en route to Carlisle after visiting Aunty Lil in Gibraltar and taking in the healing [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 6th October 2022 The Panel: Nadim Zahawi (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Brian Cox (Actor) Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones (Businessman) Piers Morgan (Broadcaster) Venue: Westminster How long will Liz Truss be able to continue as Prime [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Paris
This week’s first picture is of the unmistakable Eiffel tower. In 1952, without a phone mast, the landmark was 984 ft high with a viewing area 906 ft from the ground. We shall assume my [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 29th September 2022 The Panel: Paul Scully (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Karan Bilimoria (Businessman) Anne McElvoy (The Economist) Richard Bacon (Broadcaster) Venue: Manchester Keep calm and carry on. Bigly triggered by the show [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Orléans
In the old photo above we observe Orléans cathedral at the end of a wide cobbled street with a row of cars parked on the right hand side. Not its real name (Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Croix [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Sayings Question Time Review
Question Time 22nd September 2022 The Panel: Brendon Clarke-Smith (Conservative) Wesley Streeting (Labour) Layla Moran (Liberal Democrats) Gerard Lyons (Economist) Claire Fox (Academy of Ideas) Venue: Grimsby As we enter the Carolean era we turn [more…]
20th Century
One Degree of Separation
My niece tapped on the home office door. When she was smaller I would babysit and sell her pieces of paper as her need to draw and write would keep her occupied. Yes, sell. We [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Lourdes
Unlike my father, grandparents and daughter, I’ve never been to Lourdes. Given the proliferation of places of worship that have sprung up around the Pyrenean town since the visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to [more…]