The future for UKIP: Crossing bridges before you come to them.
Above, a rickety bridge over the Nam Tha river in Laos! NB, the bad news: Walkers beware, the river is…
Month: February 2017
Stoke-on-Trent: Where next for UKIP?
Huge numbers of Ukippers who worked so hard in the recent weeks pounding the pavements of Stoke-on-Trent will now feel…
Stoke on Trent – Jeremy Corbyn: A man of sorrows.
Today, Thursday 23rd February 2017 the thoughts of most Ukippers will be directed towards Stoke on Trent and the by…
A sign of the times?
The Indy is reporting Norwegian interest in the Brexit negotiations. This is GOOD NEWS as it portends that the “Norway…
Cat: Pigeon…..
One of the hallmarks of a person who is described as “a mainstream politician” is a willingness and acceptance of…
Hillsborough: The long dark shadow.
The Hillsborough disaster took place at Hillsborough football stadium in Sheffield, on Saturday 15th April 1989, during the 1988–89 FA…
Living in interesting times: If “leave” means “leave” then “crash” means “crash”!
The old Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times” has been used repeatedly by this organ. Verily, 2016 and…
The rules of the road. One does not have a choice!
Very late on Friday 17th and very early on the 18th of this month I was driving across Bodmin Moor…
This World – After Brexit: The Battle for Europe (BBC iPlayer)
Above, an engraving, c. 1789: militia hoisting the heads of Flesselles and the Marquis de Launay on pikes. The caption…
Brexit: The Incredible Journey!
In the British Gazette’s not so humble opinion, two of the most heart warming FICTIONAL works ever are Sheila Burnford’s…