20th Century
Disaster at Munich
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) A good reporter must be impersonal. He must write the story as he finds it, without [more…]
Sport
Hobbies
Seventies Hard Times And Hard Men
There is a shortage of lorry drivers, micro-chips and articles. Strange times that allow me permission to ramble. Put the thesaurus away. Forget about those long German words. If Shakespeare or Bernard Shaw or Oscar [more…]
Mathematics
It’s all about the half time oranges!
I’ve often wondered whether there is a time in a football match that is the most likely point at which a goal might be scored. Perhaps in the first few minutes when the goalie is [more…]
America
Wendyball and BLM
I write this article as Keir Starmer says he can’t support BLM due to their Marxist/Socialist ideas about defunding the police and Matt Le Tissier, a famous footballer and Sky TV soccer pundit questions whether [more…]
Arts
Postcard from Ruthin
A few days ago I spent a morning in Ruthin. My car needed some work and the nearest main dealer is there, so I dropped it off and went for a walk. Ruthin is a [more…]
Literature
Offishul Safe Summah Guidansh fae Polis Sco’lan
Right then, ya bunch o’ fuds. The sarge has been pure nippin’ ma heid aw f**kin’ day tae put oot wan o they stupit f**kin’ publec safety remindahs aboot keepin’ hidratet en tha heat an’ [more…]