Seizing defeat from the jaws of victory?
It is now the considered collective opinion gathered from all the recent election results and the polling data showing a…
Looking at my eggs!
The London Stock Exchange (https://www.londonstockexchange.com/) is down today. There are a few “risers” but most FTSE 100 stocks are “fallers”.…
Fourteen years old today!
It is a long time since I was fourteen. However, that is the age of the BG Blog!
Walking a tightrope!
Above is a very brave lady, Madame Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga, who is a lady with a hazardous occupation: A tightrope walker!…
Don’t Panic!
On 26th June 2018, to celebrate 50 years since the first broadcast of Dad’s Army, Royal Mail issued a set…
My enemy’s enemy is my friend.
The logic held in the title is one that is devoid of principal other than the one of putting one’s…
Residential Letting Foundations (RLFs) – a way out of the housing crisis.
One of the major issues in Cornwall is housing – the lack of it! That is affordable I mean! Someone…
It does not matter!
Above, Henry Grace à Dieu (“Henry, Thanks be to God”), also known as Great Harry, was an English carrack or…
Toxic!
Toxic is one of those long established words that have gained much traction in the 21st Century. Traditionally it referred…
A trivial pursuit?
The BG is, despite the claims by it’s many critics and detractors, a blog that addresses serious issues and…