Secrets Of The Overground part 2

I posted part 1 a few days ago.

The results of 7 May were so bad that traditional Liberal Democrat campaign tactics will no longer work

No more two-horse races? One of the pleasures of general and local elections as a Liberal and then a Liberal Democrat used to be going out f...

More photos of Tim Farron and his band

A commenter on a post on Liberal Democrat Voice has left this priceless video. I do not recognise the music,but the photographs are clearly...

Jethro Tull: Jack In The Green

After yesterday's excursion to Pitsford I have to choose the song that introduced me to the Jack in the Green. It comes from Jethro Tul...

Searching for the Jack in the Green in Pitsford

Gothick Northamptonshire by Jack Gould says of Pitsford: Within living memory, on May Day there were chosen not only a May Queen and King b...

Tim Farron as a pop star - the photo they all wanted

A thousand thanks to the reader who sent me this.  His email was headed "Tim Farron's band from 1987," and that is indeed what...

Six of the Best 514

The government has gone full cockwomble on the Psychoactive Substances Bill, argues The Domestic Extremist . "Do you know the first poi...

"A fourth-rate New Order": The mystery of Tim Farron's band

View image | gettyimages.com [ Later . A reader has sent me a picture of Tim and his band . Even later . Listen to the band! ] Matt Dathan ...

Storing Up Stories

Readers are keenly aware of the books they keep in their personal space.  Whether they have one set of shelves or several bookcases, each ti...

DoD Launches Review of Lab Procedures Involving Anthrax

DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, May 29, 2015 – The Defense Department is launching a comprehensive review of its laboratory pr...

Happy Birthday G.K. Chesterton

View image | gettyimages.com Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born on 29 May 1874. To celebrate this anniversary, let me quote again his remar...

Medical Examiner Explains Identification Process

By Amaani Lyle DoD News, Defense Media Activity JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, May 29, 2015 – A glass-walled lab offers a brightly ...