Learning the lessons of history.
One of the things that the late and unlamented Adolf Hitler needed and acquired was a compliant media. It is…
Year: 2020
Trivial Pursuits.
“Trivial” Pursuit is a board game from Canada in which winning is determined by a player’s ability to answer general…
Decline and fall……..
Written in 1782, Edward Gibbon’s History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a world famous seminal…
The £10,000 speech.
This was Piers Corbyn in London recently. He was fined £10,000 for his efforts. His lawyers are appealing.
If I was a rich man……
I was born in Leeds and my family home was right on the boundary between two wards, Moortown and Roundhay.…
Is anything worth the terror of the deep?
NB: Warning ~ This post contains politically incorrect material, politically correct persons of all genders should click on the “back…
It's not what you know; It's WHO you know!
Above, Baroness Harding’s arms + Winscombe & environs. It can take half an hour to drive (via the A371) the…
Annoying Cerberus!
The black Labrador above looks one fellow one would not want to annoy! There are many creatures that do not…
Realpolitik.
Above, a super-yacht. As per usual, read on for the relevance to the text. We are indebted to Herr August…
Making the wrong decisions!
The above image will not be unknown to many BG readers. Those familiar with this situation will immediately have recognised…