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It’s Lucky We Have Clever People Driving the Brexit Bus!

Posted on November 14, 2018

If you are one of the people who still thinks that Brexit hasn’t descended into utter madness, I cordially invite you to read the following statements by key figures in the process that has divided a nation. Karen Bradley – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland “I freely admit that when I started this job, I didn’t understand some of the deep-seated and deep-rooted issues that there are in Northern Ireland. I didn’t ...

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Faux Moral Outrage as the Real Sinners Get Away With it!

Posted on November 12, 2018

There is a strange attachment in the UK to being morally outraged by something, just to show we really care about our society. Last week we had palm oil, the burning of a mock Grenfell and poppies, which bring up tiresome arguments each year about how we should, or should not, show our respects to the fallen who perished in two barbaric wars, the first of which was supposed to end all wars. Everyone’s outrage towards palm oil started ...

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What Better Than a Dog That Wears its Poppy With Pride?

Posted on November 7, 2018

When I was enjoying the beauty of autumn at Danebury Hill yesterday, I noticed a bit of a commotion ahead of me. It was a group of dog type people, the sort who like to pour scorn on my choice of dried dog food or the dangers of throwing a spaniel a stick. As I walked past, I noticed that all the attention was focused on a little white terrier thing that was bouncing around and jumping up at everyone with what I would regard as annoying ...

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Conned into Looking Forward to the Past!

Posted on November 5, 2018

Every year I try to pop along to watch Basingstoke Town play football. It is my own way of trying to show a bit of loyalty to what is known as 'grass roots' football. When I turned up on Saturday, nothing had changed and apart from the big screens showing multi-millionaires playing the same game 50 miles away in Bournemouth, going into The Camrose is like walking back into 1978 and that's the way they like it. I do too. You can tell ...

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How a Dog Quashed My Autumn Blues!

Posted on November 3, 2018

It is three years ago this month I decided to bring a dog into my life. Apart from the odd pat on the head, I have never really been much of a dog person if I am honest, but I needed something to break up long days of working alone at home before insanity overwhelmed me. Of course, at the time of purchase, I was warned by many well-meaning dog types about the pitfalls of ownership and I did have grave concerns about how to turn a plastic ...

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