Saved from one's own folly!
Conolly’s Folly (above) is often derided as a waste of money. However, Mrs Katherine Conolly (one “n” not two) commissioned…
The poison chalice: Who is going to drink from it?
In yesterday’s article we discussed Mr Trump’s inauguration and reflected upon the prospects for “US assistance” from the Anglophile President.…
Inauguration Day: Two winners and two losers.
Yesterday we saw the culmination of a series of three very unlikely events coming to fruition. These were Leicester City…
Pandora (aka Mrs May) opens the jar!
The disastrous consequences of a “train crash” Brexit must fill most sensible people with dread. Whether or not we are…
Living in interesting times: Playing chicken.
We’ve all watched them, either as films at the cinema or on the TV. The formulaic “action film”. You have…
The Death of Democracy: Your rights end where my feelings begin.
Type “Your rights end where my feelings begin” into Google and click for an image search and you will get…
Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher.
Our article of Boxing Day criticised the state broadcaster of overdoing the reaction to Mr Michael’s death. That does not…
Some news from yesterday: 1. A large WW2 bomb has been defused in Augsburg. 2. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck southern Chile. 3. HM The Queen missed the Christmas day service at Sandringham. HM's annual Christmas broadcast was unaffected as it was made earlier.
Above, HM’s 2016 Christmas Broadcast courtesy of Global News (http://www.globalnews.ca). Yesterday, your Editor’s routine followed millions of others: An evening…
Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Christmas is a time of general celebration. It is also a time when we remember a young couple and a…
Somewhere over the horizon, skies are blue; and the cat that you own will return with you!
As the authorities across Europe hunt for the man they believe is a mass murderer following the Berlin outrage, we…