Chag Sameach Succot – Festival of Tabernacles
Tonight marks the start of the Jewish festival of Succot where Jews throughout the world gather with friends, family and guests in temporary booths…
A barracking that was justified.
Following the attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur there was the almost inevitable appearance at the scene of the atrocity by…
Aftermath
In the days following a terror attack, especially an Islam inspired terror attack, there is often a period of what could be called…
The Manchester Synagogue Attack
By now, at the close of Yom Kippur in the United Kingdom, many of my readers will be aware of the terrible vehicular and…
Yom Kippur 2025
It’s that time of year again. It’s Yom Kippur. At sunset today starts the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar and a time…
Starmer’s Conference speech – the shorthand version.
I was thinking of doing an in depth examination of Keir Starmer’s speech to the Labour Party conference but I’ve got more important things…
From Elsewhere: There’s a whole lot of self-petard hoisting going on.
At present, in British politics at least, there’s a whole lot of whining going on about the public’s attitudes. Among the mainstream of politics…
Quote of the Day 30th September 2025 – The Labour Conference horror show.
If you’ve ever wondered what people who have no idea how bad a situaiton is and zero idea of how to fix things then…
Trans Pride Portsmouth – It seems to be deviants all the way down with this group.
When it comes to how individuals organise their personal lives I have been and still remain to a large extent of the view that…
A new podcast from a familiar commentator.
Many readers of this blog will be familiar with my praise for Mr Dan Salt’s political writings. Mr Salt seems to do a damned…
