2025

Whose Name is It…Anyway?

Some people have more money than sense. It has come to my attention (as these things often do) that expectant mothers are turning to ‘baby name consultants’ to select names for their children. I kid you not. And such ‘consultation’ does not come cheap. We are talking around £200 an…

London Pride!

This may come as a surprise to many, but London has been named the most desirable place to work in the whole wide world. This was something I discovered many years ago from a survey (the name of which escapes me). At the time, one in six people surveyed said…

A Travesty of Justice?

The law is an ass, is it not? And, that being the case, it can lead to a travesty of justice. Take the case of Peter Sullivan. In 1986, he was convicted and jailed for the brutal murder of florist Diane Sindall. Peter Sullivan had always maintained his innocence (okay,…

I’m Every (Bit of a) Woman – Not!

Just over two years ago (January 2023), I wrote a piece about there being need for ‘women-only’ spaces. At the time, I felt I was putting my head above a parapet to advocate for this. In that, the trend was that a man, any man, could show up at a…

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What Are the Police For, Again? [Part 2]

Well, I never! No sooner had I said a thing or two about the time-wasting resource-poor police than there they were in the papers! Following my recent piece about two officers turning up at newspaper columnist Jenny Murray’s home in quick time because she had an ‘experience’ of being nearly…

What Are the Police For, Again?

Intrigued. Confused. I have no idea what the hell is going on. All of the above. Jenny Murray recently wrote in her newspaper column that she was nearly a victim of a finance scam. She had answered a call from a ‘No Caller ID’ named Dan who told her (in…

The State is in a State!

Well, blouse and skirt me! A single mum of eight, Marie Buchan, is in a state of distress. She has to get off her comfortable rear end and get a job. Why? Her very generous welfare benefits of £26,000 a year are being cut to a “measly £23,000”. And she…

Knives in Schools (Again): Will Lessons Ever Be Learnt?

Here we go again! Sorry, that’s not a line from a pop song. It is a sad indictment of our time. Knife crime (on the streets), rampant as it is, is one thing. Knives in school is another. Here we are barely getting our feet under the new year table,…

Happy New Year?

It is only mid-January. And I am already in a huff! Why? I will tell you in a minute. Over the past few days, I have had an invitation to my alma mater (well, one of them), the one where I completed my law degree. This is an invitation to…