Two anniversaries, two acts of horror, one accursed cause behind both
Yesterday was the anniversary of two horrific attacks on Britons. One was a mass casualty attack on a pop concert and the other the…
Yesterday was the anniversary of two horrific attacks on Britons. One was a mass casualty attack on a pop concert and the other the…
I was devastated to hear of the death of the journalist and political activist Patrick O’Flynn. I’d been reading his social media posts for…
When Lucy Connolly had her appeal last week against her 31 month gaol sentence for an injudicious but hastily removed tweet in the wake…
A couple of small-ish fires in a posh London street shouldn’t lead to a potential political scandal involving the Prime Minister of the United…
It’s fair to say that the recent elections in some English local councils might turn out to be politically significant. The massive gains by…
I’ve lived through an awful lot of British politics in my life, from the years when the trade union barons could, with impunity, switch…
Terrible news has come out of India. A group of tourists, mostly Indian citizens but including a few foreign visitors to Pahalgam, a picturesque…
Today, until sunset tonight is Yom HaShoah, the day that Jews throughout the world remember the Holocaust. In the UK it is one of…
I know St George’s Day is not a Bank Holiday in England but to all my English friends and readers have a lovely St George’s…
As many who are regular readers of this blog will know I’ve known some very decent, courteous and undemanding transvestites and transsexuals in my…