A couple of weeks ago I posted “Election time again” on this blog, giving my thoughts on the forthcoming (May 22 – 12 days time) local elections. I also reflected on the fact that the European elections Continue reading
Evangelicals: a “gay question”?
I believe that defining one’s terms is an important pre-requisite before embarking on further discussion that relate to those terms. However, before I do so I would like to make two points. Continue reading
Cluny Residents Association
It hardly seems possible but my local Cluny Residents Association (CRA) has been going for eight years. Continue reading
Indian elections
Feedback received recently, from a friend and a family member, regarding my earlier blog posts, is I am too verbose Continue reading
A tribute to Joe Goodman
I read in yesterday’s (1/5) Southend Echo Jim Worsdale’s moving tribute “Comic, artist and great friend” to the comedian, Joe Goodman, who recently passed away. Continue reading
Making Britain great
Like many, I often have to decide which events to be involved in and miss out on lots that I could attend because of the need prioritise, Continue reading
Election time again
Reading today’s Echo’s article 28/04 titled “Can anyone halt the rise of Ukip in borough council elections” reminded me yet again that election day, May 22, is looming, now just 3 weeks away. Continue reading
Poetry please
Update 07/11/2017: I am revisiting something I wrote three and a half years ago. Continue reading
The beautiful game
If one were to ask most people, what is the national game of my country (England), most would say football, certainly for men, and in recent years we have seen many more women playing. Continue reading
UKIP posters
Two days ago, I received an interesting, unexpected telephone call from a friend, who told me he had just been interviewed by a reporter asking him what he thought of the new UKIP posters, Continue reading