My mum would have been 100 this year, though she made 92 and saved our country. My dad only made 62 but he saved the country too. My mum was only 19 when she signed on for the duration of… Read More ›
Politics
52 Books Challenge: #16 Where We Are, The State of Britain Now
Everyone who voted, either way, in the UKs Brexit referendum of 2016 should read this book. Equally it will be extremely enlightening to those of you who are not U.K. citizens/nationals and want to understand Brexit a little better and… Read More ›
These people are very, very SICK!
At a time when we are all trying to be positive minded, community spirited, mutually supportive during this global virus, there have been examples of scams and fraud taking place, as well as people actually spitting at police officers. Rarely… Read More ›
A Light Has Gone Out Across England!
SIR ROGER SCRUTON, has died aged 75. He was a philosopher and academic variously identified as “one of the nearest things Britain has to a public intellectual”, Britain’s favourite “token reactionary” (his own description), and even “the thinking man’s skinhead”…. Read More ›
Pessimism is the Parent of Divisiveness
I read an article from Ed Husain on New Years Eve, a rallying cry for optimism and positiveness. It stirred me into thinking about the divisiveness that has spread across our country since the EU Referendum of 2016, and how… Read More ›
A Grumpy Gammon’s Wishlist 2020
Another list from a patriotic grumpy old man who doesn’t wish anyone any harm, but who wants a little “payback” for the misery caused by certain people and institutions across last year. I have made sure my overall list is… Read More ›
Repost: My grumpy wish list for 2019!
A look back at my wishlist for 2019 written a year ago in preparation for my Wishlist 2020 which I’ll publish in a few days. Not many happened, how about yours? I haven’t written New Year resolutions or annual objectives… Read More ›
