What went wrong?
Above, HRH the Duchess of Sussex in Nigeria, May 2024. Herewith: a 2 hour and 35 minute and 22 seconds…
The Poison Chalice.
Being an 11+ failure and leaving secondary school with CSE’s – all-be-them Grade 1 – the graduate educated Islington wokeists…
Not going there!
Above, a black 1.4 kB PNG image measuring 700 x 350 pixels. BG readers will know well the old proverb,…
Difficult decisions are the privilege of rank!
Above is Miss Carla Denyer, Co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Miss Denyer along with he colleague,…
Don’t Worry Be Happy!
The above is a YouTube “music video” of “Bobby” McFerrin singing his 1988 hit, “Don’t Worry Be Happy”. For those…
It’s not about the performance; it’s about politics!
I have adapted and paraphrased the late Tony Benn’s oft made comment, “It’s not about personalities. It’s about politics!” for…
Natalie’s homework!
Message to Natalie Elphicke: Commit the above words to memory and practice singing them! I hope you have a good…
What year is this?
My friend Doctor Richard North has today (https://www.turbulenttimes.co.uk/news/front-page/politics-out-in-the-open/) published a much needed contribution to the national political debate vis-à-vis the…
Eliminating road deaths.
The above photograph is of a fatal RTA (one person killed) on the M40 in February 2015. Given the passage…
Richard the Yeoman will give battle in vain!
Those of us who are of an age that can remember when history lessons included such subjects as King Richard…