What planet am I living on?
Reading the BBC’s report (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyek73ly70o) on Peter, Lord Mandelson (not Lord Peter Mandelson) and the life peer’s reappraisal of his…
Month: January 2025
A Trump-Starmer Non Aggression Pact ???
Above, a stone depiction of Janus. In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions,…
What a difference 110 years makes…………
Above (right click, left click on image for full size rendition), a line diagram of SMS Blücher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Bl%C3%BCcher) sunk 110…
Buying the best!
It is a common fantasy: What would I do if I won the lottery? Well on 8th December 2023 one…
Another destination for some of the world’s heads of government……. And not others!
“Two Tier Keir” is waiting hopefully to receive a call from President Trump inviting him to a meeting in order…
Troubled waters ahead……… And……… Living in glass houses!
Above, Crystal Palace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace). A very common phrase is “his bark is worse than his bite”. This phrase could certainly…
Bending the knee…………..
Citing the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyeej4ex5wo) and enclosing a link to the same is always a safe bet insofar as those pesky…
Reports of the death of Two Tier Keir’s political career are greatly exaggerated!
Above, a scene from Operation Musketeer. In previous posts I have commented upon the annexationist desires of President elect Trump.…
Waiting………………
My first actual job after leaving the Merchant Navy was with a freight forwarding firm in Leeds. Located in Leeds…
The calm before the storm!
One of the worrying sights seafarers face is that of a storm on the horizon. Especially when one’s curse is…