By T J Martin The Magic Words, Please and … Some people are notoriously difficult to shop for! Lest I be taken for an Ebenezer, though, I submit to the yearly ritual of second-guessing sizes, tastes, needs, wants, and frivolities of family members—usually at the last possible moment. Any post-Christmas reprieve is short, however, given
By Ray Wilson The Goggles My missus tells me about a young mother she knows. “That young mum is being coerced; her baby-born premature is almost a year old now, and they want to stick four injections into the poor little mite—two in each leg—we are dealing with monsters.” She is exasperated. “If only more
By T J Martin Although I have known many as friends, neighbours, teachers, even beloved family members, I am not a Catholic—either by training or faith. I have attended Catholic services, both in small churches and venerable cathedrals such as New York’s Saint Patrick’s where I marvelled at the beauty and reverence of Christmas Mass.
I am overjoyed to share Dr. Mike Yeadon’s incandescent reading of “Mistakes Were NOT Made: An Anthem for Justice” to celebrate the one-year anniversary of my poem. Since it was a conversation with Mike that inspired the poem, he was one of the first people I invited to participate in the video series I launched
Dear Sir Danish renewable energy firm Orsted said Wednesday it will build the world’s single largest offshore wind farm off Britain’s eastern coast. I cannot for the life of me understand the thinking behind the massive wind farm order. This is an intermittent power source, which will demand huge subsidies from UK householders and taxpayers
Hi All, Wishing you a Happy New Year! What a struggle it has been at times for the White Rose and others who have battled against the tide for the last few years. Well done to those who have diligently battled against the tide on COVID beach, and climate beach. We all hope that in
By Ray Wilson Flipping The Switch “Merry Christmas!” I shout out in the direction of the beam. “Bless you,” she replies. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to shine the torch in your eyes.” It is a balmy 13 degrees, and still a dark grey cloud blankets the road, making it seem earlier than it actually is.
Hi, I knew from the off that the vaXX was the virus and the virus was the vaXX! I tried my hardest to alert my friends and family, to no avail. They all have tel-lie-visions, and lapped up the nonsense. I am proud to have never had an arm vaXX or a nasal one! When
By Margaret Anna Alice A Very Boring Story About What Could Have Been in Under 200 Words Once upon a time, some people got a little sick. Other people got a lot sick, but that’s because they were already sick with something else first. This sickness was similar to some other sicknesses, but there were
By David I Fraser With the increasing and de-humanising use of self-service tills in supermarkets and elsewhere, there is a way to fight back should you wish to maintain a choice of how to pay for your goods. While I accept that retailers wish to lower overheads, this should not be at the expense of