And now for something completely different!
Those of us Britons who could be described wither as “middle aged” or just plain “old” will likely recall the…
Month: March 2026
Don’t mention the war!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (above) was President Donald Trump’s latest victim to endure the humiliating Oval Office treatment a…
You cannot be serious!
Many of my middle aged and older readers who watched Wimbledon during the time that Jimmy Connors was one of…
Living in a Fool’s Paradise!
Above, Hogarth’s famous satirical cartoon masterpiece; The Feast of Fools”. My “significant other” – to borrow from “Del Boy” –…
The Lebanon of Europe?
“Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia…..” So states (correctly) Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon).…
A Gilded Cage?
Above, a publicity photo for HBO’s new costume drama series. Today – the Ides of March – lends itself to…
Success has many fathers. Failure is an orphan III.
Following on from my last post on 4 March 2026 (https://british-gazette.com/success-has-many-fathers-failure-is-an-orphan-ii/) on the topic of the Gulf War 3.0 –…
Success has many fathers. Failure is an orphan II.
This Saturday that has passed (https://british-gazette.com/success-has-many-fathers-failure-is-an-orphan/), I speculated on the chances of success and failure of President Trump’s Special Military…
Does the King live?
Above, Mrs Trump in the chair. Yesterday, a most notable event took place on the World’s stage – at the…