I think that the UK is not ready for a PM whose skin is not quite the right shade of pale. Despite Mordaunt being female, I suspect that she will appeal more to the Tories than Rishi. No link, I'm...
This from BBC news online... (N.B. Johnson refers to Paul Johnson, director of The Institute for Fiscal Studies) "Are taxes at their highest since World War Two? Taxes are indeed rising to their...
21:47 here in France, and the three-quarter moon is to my south and the sun has not quite set. The moon seems to be illuminated from just above the horizontal, but the sun appears to be well below the...
Will this be accepted by right wing abers? Or will they play the MSM conspiracy card? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/08/keir-starmer-cleared-durham-police-breaking-lockdown-rules-beer...
Sun's low. Sparrow gangs are mobbing my overgrown grass looking for seeds and grubs to eat. Swallows are whistling in packs chasing after the evening's insect meal. Grapes (Baco variety) are green and...
Anybody here remember Bluesville in the early sixties. I think the opening night had John Lee Hooker. I missed that gig, but there were many other great bands (not famous, just great. Alexis Korner...
I presume that this old hymn refers to the question of whether or not we will meet our loved ones after death. The Circle could mean the family circle or the circle of friends/family once sat around...
Why is property inflation, especially housing property, considered a good thing? It's terrible for young people hoping to buy their first home, especially when so-called social or affordable housing...
Anyone know anything about him? I think he wrote the words or music for 'When Father Papered the Parlour'. He used to keep a pet marmoset on his shoulder and was a fan of rent-boys. Surely someone...
They fell in the French Department of La Vienne last night. Brilliant local paper had photos and story today (unlike our local paper, which has gone down the pan since the Dimbleby's left.)...
Listen and watch Charles Aznavour singing a song he wrote called "Comme ils Disent". It's in French but the lyrics can be found on line. It's a song about a guy who lives with his mum and pets and,...
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I have read that there's a Downing Street Attack Squad which went for Starmer all guns blazing about Beergate, and organised or encouraged Tory MP's and ministers to tweet and to apply pressure on the...
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318746-simple-webcam-test-could-show-whether-you-lack-a-minds-eye/ In the last few weeks I think that I am losing the ability to 'see' with my mind's eye. I miss...
I always loved the sort of novel that begins in the Club where an Old Member, who doesn't usually say much, taps out his pipe and says, "That reminds me of an incident from my youth... a rather...