What do I have in common with the comic actor, Stephen Fry, who I sense is ideologically opposed to a lot of the things I particularly care about? Answer: we are both Archers fans! Continue reading →

Click here to find out the origins and significance of Room 101 and here and here for the radio and TV series based on what this room represents, and here for more about Victor Meldrew Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

It hardly seems possible but my local Cluny Residents Association (CRA) has been going for eight years. Continue reading →

Feedback received recently, from a friend and a family member, regarding my earlier blog posts, is I am too verbose Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Update 07/11/2017: I am revisiting something I wrote three and a half years ago. Continue reading →