Literature
Coronation Street
Scene: The Rovers Return. The Snug. Sometime in the run up to Christmas 1967. Minnie: Eeeeew, Ena, do wind up your face. I’ve never sin thee looking so mardy in a long while. Ena: I’ll [more…]
Judas was paid
19th Century
Divided Nation
There are many similarities between family life and the life of the nation. Peace in the home tends to come through being united around common values and expectations. The presence of harmony within the walls [more…]
Arts
The Going Postal Camper Van
One of my heroes, Judas Was Paid, suggested I make a camper van. So, obedient old girl that I am, I made a camper van. But because, like most on here, I am nasty, twisted [more…]
20th Century
A Sacrifice of Three
Robert Ryan was my great uncle. This fading photograph is the only one we have of him. He gave his life for King and Country when he died on 7th November 1942. He was 20 [more…]
Arts
Ramblings about robbing the dead
Occasionally, I step in something quite unpleasant. The noxious substance of which I speak is an article about Inheritance Tax written by a certain Will Hutton back in 2007. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/oct/07/comment.inheritancetax It is old, I know, [more…]
20th Century
John Enoch Powell, MBE
If time could be conflated and the men of yesteryear come face to face with those of today…. I have sometimes wondered what JEP would say if he was here to speak to our present [more…]
Arts