British legal system | Going Postal

The death of Habeas Corpus

1st October 2019 Rookwood 0

Let me first fire a major pre-emptive shot across the bows of any reader who is a lawyer, judge or indeed any part of the legal system. I am not a lawyer, and apart from [more…]

The Swaling, Part Nine

20th June 2020 0

We are in the front room at 28 Dumfries Street, Kovan. The awful Nicolaas and Dora Clogg have called in response to an “Operation Bonfire” appeal in the Straights Star. Tai Tai and Lotus are [more...]
Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part Two

14th January 2019 0

In my introductory article we saw that by the beginning of the 19th century the flintlock was firmly established as the state-of-the-art means of ignition in military and sporting firearms. In this article, we will [more...]
The Rise and Fall of the British Police

10th June 2020 0

In light of the recent abominable and unprofessional behaviour, during riots and public demonstrations, by members of what used to be a well-respected British police force — together with their now routine displays of a [more...]
More Bees

11th May 2020 0

I’m assuming you are only reading this because Swiss Bob has run out of: faggot and quiche recipes, and/or Old Trout’s maths questions, that bring back nightmares of my ‘A’ levels from longer ago than [more...]
Tilda and the Witches 5.2

15th July 2018 0

ACT 5 SCENE 2 The Seraglio of Gonbad’s Palace in Uttalibad. CONCUBINES are chained to the Wall, including ETHYLENE and OCTANE. Enter TILDA, VULPECULA and JESSICA, escorted by KEVIN, accompanied by a EUNUCH GUARD. [more...]