Journalism
Outing An Agenda
I struggle to warm to Jurgen Klopp. Until a recent unseasonably chill Monday morning, I wasn’t sure why. Friends assume it’s because he is Liverpool manager. Far from it. Although the club, capped by fans [more…]
Always Worth Saying
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Part Seventeen
Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid As long-suffering Puffins were finishing off last week’s episode of Nostalgia Album ( Aranda de Duero to Madrid) which terminated at the Plaza de Cibeles, thousands of Madridistas were gathering at [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Part Sixteen
Last time on Nostalgia Album, my father and his parents were heading south in their Ford 8 in the general direction of Madrid. The year is 1952 and Franco’s rural Spain must have appeared un-developed [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 26th May 2022 The Panel: Robert Buckland (Conservative) Peter Kyle (Labour) Emma Little-Pengelly (DUP) Naomi Long (Alliance Party) John Finucane (Sinn Fein) Venue: Belfast Although originally one of the Falls Road Finucanes, John [more…]
Hobbies
Always Worth Saying’s Fleet Review
Nelson reminded us it takes two years to build a frigate and two hundred years to build a tradition. The odd, the quirky, the eccentric fuels that tradition and provides the cement that bonds fellow [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Part Fifteen
From Irun on the Spanish/French border, my father and grandparents made their way south and east to San Sebastian in their heroic Ford 8. It is 1952. Famous for its magnificent double bay and beeches, [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Chester
There are different ages of man. Transitions between them are celebrated in early age, commemorated in later decades, noted as the senses fail and dreaded as life draws towards its finale. My internet search found [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th May 2022 The Panel: Suella Braverman (Conservative) Shabana Mahmood (Labour) Geoff Norcott (Comedian) Miatta Fahnbulleh (Economist) Sebastian Vettel (F1 Driver) Venue: Hackney QT Review is proud to announce that, in a first [more…]
20th Century
Nostalgia Album, Part Fourteen
Last time, we followed my father and grandparents in their Ford 8 across the channel and down to the southwest of France via Louviers and Tours, all the way to glamorous Biarritz in the extreme [more…]