Take a look at the books in this job lot of from a long-closed online auction. The red volume on the left of the photo is clearly labelled: W.T. Nettlefold Selected Poems Yes, my own personal Thirties poet produced a collection of his work, though I would guess that it was a private publication.
I've been honoured to have many great guests on Never Mind The Bar Charts but wow... Josh Babarinde really blew me away.
Three days, to coin a phrase, is a long time in today's Tik Tok politics. This time last week wounded and bandaged Donald Trump was basking in what the New York Times called his "mythical status." He appeared unbeatable. Liberal democrats around the world were in despair. Then 81-year-old stumbling, crumbling President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was dropping out of the White House race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. She in turn surprised pundits with a rousing Milwaukee speech and 40,000 Americans registered to vote in one day this week – a 700 percent increase on ...
If I was an American I would be proud to vote for Kamala Harris, a strong, compassionate, capable and competent woman who presents the new generation of America politicians. I was sitting having a cup of coffee in bed this ... Continue reading →
While the rest of the UK gets on with its business the Tories are trying to pull themselves together with a leadership election that is in danger of falling into chaos. So far one of the leading campaigners, Tom Tugendhat has had to amend his rather laboured campaign slogan because it created an acrostic which spelt out TURD. But in many ways that is just a side issue. The Independent reports that rightwing Tory MP Suella Braverman's bid to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader may come to an end before it even begins despite huge support among ordinary party ...
