The Paradox of Pride
April 16, 2026
Sometimes Fate/Karma/Destiny – call it what you will – seems to juxtapose things just to make a point. Or perhaps the human mind, always desperate
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Get a Dinghy – You Know It Makes Sense
April 15, 2026
A young lad from my hometown of Hull went on holiday to Latvia a couple of years ago, and met a young Latvian lady. They
The Real Cultural Crisis Facing Britain’s Benefits Class
April 14, 2026
The story about a family of benefits’ recipients buying £4 tickets for the Tower of London, rather than the £111 charged to non-welfare claimants, marks
The Littlest Thing
April 13, 2026
I bought a book the other week. Nothing unusual there. One of my regular treats early in my working life was to leave the office,
A Ukrainian Woman’s Opinion of London
April 11, 2026
I am lucky enough to know a lovely, beautiful, intelligent, witty 32-year-old Ukrainian woman who now lives in France and occasionally visits England for both
Happy Birthday Dad x
April 10, 2026
My father died back in 2013, but today is his birthday. Like him, I’m not much of a birthday person as a rule, but I
Hitting the Wrong Target
April 9, 2026
I have no real idea who Kanye West is. While I have heard of him and read about his more excessive, most likely drug-fuelled ‘mental
The Little Things
April 8, 2026
Death has been on my mind recently. Not my own – that will be the last thing I do. No, it is the demise of
Islam: A Ten Point Plan
April 7, 2026
Let me be clear from the outset – and get my virtue signalling in early – I have Muslim colleagues among whom I consider many