Maurice Strong | Going Postal

The Last Hurrah for ‘Global Warming’?

16th October 2019 Going Postal 0

One of the areas in which the UK has lost control during its membership of the EU is that of being able to respond to the climate change agenda. True, both the UK and the [more…]

Foraging for food in the Fifties

11th February 2017 0

I was born in 1945, the war had just ended, the world was a very different place then. As a child food was one of my primary concerns, it was difficult to find enough fuel [more...]
How to cook the best Ruby Murray – Ever

28th February 2020 0

This article title is deliberately disingenuous, not just because of the liberal use of Cockney rhyming slang, but as everybody knows, great food is a very subjective matter. A dish that would delight your average [more...]
Crossword No. 116

2nd May 2020 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 115 Blackfritz. Answers with next week’s crossword. [more...]
Some d’Hondt scenarios

17th April 2019 0

European elections are conducted under the d’Hondt system, which works like this: Each voter has one vote and marks his ‘X’ against his choice of party. Each party puts up a list of candidates, in order [more...]
Art

12th December 2019 0

I won’t lie, I like art, I like visiting galleries, I even like some “modern” art, although there are limits, as you can see from the featured image above. A sandwich wrapper, carefully torn to [more...]