Pic:  Daily Telegraph There won't be many readers who have heard of James Allcock (died at the age of 90, obit here , which you should m...

At the weekend I read this short piece, entitled : "Our Impossibly Small-souled President" The author, one Jeffrey Blehar, is no g...

In the previous post I suggested:  ... the Venezuela adventure is ... forcing Putin to eat more shit as he is lamely reduced to asking that ...

Last year's Predictions compo invited short essays on Ukraine.  I largely ducked this one but there was a very decent effort by Caesar ...

OK, so for 2026 we'll keep it easy ... 1.  FIFA World Cup:  winning team;  golden boots winner(s) ;  will Wales / N.Ireland / Rep. Irela...