Battles in Batley
I woke up on Friday morning a very angry and disillusioned man. After retiring to bed Thursday night thinking the Conservatives were about to bag another Labour seat, I rose [...]
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07, 2021
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06, 2021
Leo the Foolish
Mark Twain always said there were two inevitabilities in life - death and taxes. I have two more: The guarantee of the sun setting every day and the ability of [...]
9
06, 2021
Devolution – All Maxed Out
Coming home from Torquay last Sunday, my mate and I did a detour to explore Cardiff. I haven't been to the city since the 1980s and was keen to see [...]
9
06, 2021
The Societies Within
Bradford is just a place I work in, albeit in its outermost suburbs. Unless I am in the city for work-related issues, it's a place I never visit. The reasons [...]
7
05, 2021
For You Blue
I must have woken up to switch the news on at least 4 times last night. At the time of writing, there is still no official result in from the [...]
7
05, 2021
Don’t Push It!
Several European countries have direct or potential problems with secessionist movements. We're most familiar with the ongoing battle between Catalonian separatists and the Spanish state. Nevertheless, there are (or have [...]
15
04, 2021
The Nutty Professor
Here's a fact completely lost on British people in the context of the renewed debate about the future of our country: The vast majority of sovereign states do not permit [...]
8
04, 2021
Tiers of Clowns
One is the capital city of Northern Ireland. The other is a small town on the periphery of Greater Manchester. At first glance they've little or nothing in common. But [...]
30
03, 2021
Oil and Water!
As I had a few spare hours on Sunday afternoon, I decided to drive over to Batley to see if any protesters were still blocking the entrance to the town's [...]
9
03, 2021
The Odd Couple
Yesterday was a very significant moment for our Royal Family, The Queen, at 94 and with a husband gravely ill in a London hospital, performed her duty by celebrating and [...]
