Joe Williams – Going Postal

Poppies: Ballad of a Tin Man

12th November 2017 Going Postal 1,413

‘But poppies are extraordinary flowers. They bloom in their millions every year, not only in the soil, but also on lapels, hats & car bumpers.’ Nicholas J. Saunders. ‘I need to buy another one, sweetheart. [more…]

Harry’s Worth – Len Deighton’s 60s Novels

30th September 2016 Going Postal 0

‘The grey stones of the Cenotaph shone in the hard wintry sunlight as I surrendered my Home Office pass and stepped into Whitehall…The red-cloaked Horse Guards sat motionless clutching their sabres and thinking of metal [more…]

UK oil and gas bonanza

17th February 2016 0

Horse Hill As North Sea oil and gas reserves dwindle (Reserves of 55 billion barrels) and the price of extraction makes it uneconomic to extract, the UK has not only been fortunate in the shale [more...]
Book Review: Slipstream: A Memoir by Elizabeth Jane Howard

8th February 2019 0

Elizabeth Jane Howard, known as Jane, was born in 1923. Her name may be familiar to various Puffins because she was briefly married to the famous naturalist and painter Peter Scott (son of Scott of [more...]
This Septic Eye, Ch 11

22nd May 2018 0

Presidents are funny aren’t they, I mean the stuff they do, just like silly kittens on YouTube, what are they like, and it’s so ripe for comedy, isn’t it? I mean if you can’t have [more...]
This Septic Eye, Ch 12

29th May 2018 0

The Clooneys and the Elton-Johns were not the only people attending a wedding last week, yours truly was also present at some family nuptials just a few short days ago. Our little gathering unhappily lacked [more...]
Left wing privilege

3rd May 2016 0

Tory party conference 2015 Remember the shocking scenes last year in which Tory and UKIP supporters turned up at the Labour party conference and proceeded to spit at delegates, throw objects at them and make [more...]