2026: A difficult year ahead!
Above, John Simpson in 2015. I admire the veteran BBC journalist John Simpson, CBE. Born on 9 August 1944 he…
Month: December 2025
Diplomatic Games.
Like most people today, I possess a mobile/cell telephone that is capable of accessing the internet. I also, like many,…
What to do about the dogs ???????????????
In rural England, Boxing Day AKA St. Stephen’s Day is the day of the traditional Boxing Day Hunt! The problem…
The smoking email!
The above email (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm28g5exx09o) was sent by someone using the pseudonym “The Invisible Man” to Ms Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday…
From the back of an envelope!!!!!!!!
Oh Dear……. Where does one start? Well, “Dear Donald” is not the only one! There has been/is/and will be, a…
The Far Right……… Who are they – in reality?
NB: My apologies for the map! You’ll notice that the composer of the map is clearly from the USA as…
Decisions! Decisions! Decisions!
The recent EU summit that thankfully agreed to keep Ukraine solvent (for the time being) has demonstrated (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjezpd95v71o) that it…
The drum beat of war…….
The above cartoon needs no explanation. The BBC has (along with other organs of the press) reported upon the speech…
“A man is known by the company he keeps.”
It’s a well known phrase. Invented – so the original was in Ancient Greek – by Aesop (he of the…
Dangerous Times…………
Above, three maps of Europe. My friend Doctor Richard North has posted a very sombre appraisal of the situation vis-à-vis…