Jonathan Meades on Birmingham

Steve Emerson , the soi-disant terrorism expert who told Fox News that Birmingham is a "Muslim-only city" where non-Muslims ...

100 years of Ladybird Books?

Today is being celebrated as the centenary of Ladybird Books. The blog Old Ladybird Books sounds a sceptical note: So what happened in 1915...

Norman Baker tries to let some fresh air in

Civil Service World has an interview with the former Liberal Democrat minister Norman Baker about his experience of working with Whitehall....

"Beith be not proud though some have called thee mighty"

One of the most attractive things about Paddy Ashdown is that - in Denis Healey's famous formulation - he has a hinterland. That is, a w...

An Aware Bear

There will be times we want something we don't need.  On the flip side, we may need something we don't want.  When what we need and ...

45th Space Wing supports 5th SpaceX launch for ISS resupply mission

by 45th Space Wing Public Affairs 1/10/2015 -  CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla.  -- The 45th Space Wing supported Space Exploration ...

Looking for a 2015 calendar? Free Get Ready calendar available now!

It’s a new year and you know what that means…time for a new calendar! If you don’t want to get stuck with a year’s worth of so-so scenery or...

Rescue reservists support Space-X rocket launch

by 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs 1/10/2015 -  PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.  -- Wing reservists supported the successful launch of a Spa...

Keeping Up With The Jones & The McKellen

Something I've wanted to do for a while was to visit the Allen Jones retrospective at the Royal Academy. I've always loved the unash...