It’s not about the performance; it’s about politics!
I have adapted and paraphrased the late Tony Benn’s oft made comment, “It’s not about personalities. It’s about politics!” for…
Year: 2024
Natalie’s homework!
Message to Natalie Elphicke: Commit the above words to memory and practice singing them! I hope you have a good…
What year is this?
My friend Doctor Richard North has today (https://www.turbulenttimes.co.uk/news/front-page/politics-out-in-the-open/) published a much needed contribution to the national political debate vis-à-vis the…
Eliminating road deaths.
The above photograph is of a fatal RTA (one person killed) on the M40 in February 2015. Given the passage…
Richard the Yeoman will give battle in vain!
Those of us who are of an age that can remember when history lessons included such subjects as King Richard…
Happy birthday……………………..
The UK’s state broadcaster the BBC have dutifully published the following (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68942483) on the occasion of the 9th birthday of…
No good outcome?
The reason for the question mark in the title is that it’s presence is based on two assumptions: #1: That…
The elephant in the room.
Above, Sir Godfrey Knneller’s painting of Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington & Countess of Leinster & Baroness Brentford…
Exterminate! Exterminate!
Above, robots from the dystopian movie, “The Terminator” the 1984 Sci-Fi movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator). For those of us…
Miss Katie Hopkins: A lady not on any wokeist’s Winterval card list!
With all their talk of EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) the political establishment and their ally the mainstream media are…