Cliff Jenkins’ PPC Policies reclaim expenses obtained by fraud by MPs and Peers. Give English MPs double votes so they have the same as Wales, Scotland and N Ireland MPs. Control immigration, and if necessary leave the EU.    more »

Bring on the Drachma and the Lira. Trust us, take up the drachma and the lira, and if the exchange rate is right, we’ll come flooding back for beach holidays, walking holidays, yachting holidays, cultural holidays, wine-tasting holidays, Greek dancing holidays (even Mamma Mia holidays.)and school trips.   more »

"Borneo Bullletin" 24th March 2010. An English Language newspaper published half way round the world, half a world away. You immediately notice that there are numerous words added to the English Language because they are needed for....   more »

Brunei. A very warm day, almost too hot with a temperature of 29°C and a humidity of 75%. People very courteous and helpful, though they are losing their fluency in speaking English. They really are lovely people.   more »

Bullying To my mind Bullying can be defined as the deployment of unacceptable force, at any time, in any place, by any person or group against any other individual or group. Bullying is just a word to describe forcing someone to behave in the way the bully, wants by: - using violence, physical force or power (or the threat of it), property theft or ....   more »

8th February 2010. John Timpson's article in today's Telegraph reminds me why we need Trades Unions. A superb example of "Pull the ladder up, I'm OK so sod the rest of you." Talking about the problem how to handle your employees coming upto retirement.   more »

And what exactly is a slum? UN-HABITAT attempts at a definition by describing a slum household as "a group of individuals living under the same roof that lack one or more of the following conditions: access to safe water......   more »

Land, the nation's right. In the earliest times before the last Ice Age, twelve thousand years ago, when there was loads of land and very few people, then the land was seen as a community asset, something recognised such that the whole community had the benefit of the use of the land. The whole community owned the land together.   more »

Inflation, what causes it, who benefits and who suffers and what are we going to do about it?Why should some people have insurance against these extra costs? They arise because our imports or other costs have increased......   more »

A Trip to the Seaside
The clattering of the coaches on the points
The whistle of the warning
The hoot of the horn
The whoo whoo of the whooper
The countryside shooting past....   more »

Coming Back"
Coming back from void or vacuum
Coming back from depths or dungeons
Coming back from cataclysm or chaos
Coming back from beyond or behind
Does it matter what the cause:   more »

In “Finding Forrester” Sean Connery, as Forrester, says “Just start and let the words come”.
The key block seems to be to have the idea,
the starting point, the concept, the objective, the location…..
I started with a prose piece,   more »

Gluten free restaurant in Shoreham by Sea, Sussex.... The Millan. Yes, I'll certainly recommend the Millan   more »