You cannot be serious!
Many of my middle aged and older readers who watched Wimbledon during the time that Jimmy Connors was one of…
Living in a Fool’s Paradise!
Above, Hogarth’s famous satirical cartoon masterpiece; The Feast of Fools”. My “significant other” – to borrow from “Del Boy” –…
The Lebanon of Europe?
“Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia…..” So states (correctly) Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon).…
A Gilded Cage?
Above, a publicity photo for HBO’s new costume drama series. Today – the Ides of March – lends itself to…
Success has many fathers. Failure is an orphan III.
Following on from my last post on 4 March 2026 (https://british-gazette.com/success-has-many-fathers-failure-is-an-orphan-ii/) on the topic of the Gulf War 3.0 –…
Success has many fathers. Failure is an orphan II.
This Saturday that has passed (https://british-gazette.com/success-has-many-fathers-failure-is-an-orphan/), I speculated on the chances of success and failure of President Trump’s Special Military…
Does the King live?
Above, Mrs Trump in the chair. Yesterday, a most notable event took place on the World’s stage – at the…
Success has many fathers. Failure is an orphan.
Four days ago, the world marked the fourth anniversary of the commencement of President Putin’s “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine.…
Finding a stone thrower……………………..
Above, there are lots of stones here! Chesil Beach (also known as Chesil Bank) the major shingle beach structure beside…
Making matters worse: UK NOT UR!
That the man now known as Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office (a common…