Lord Mackie of Benshie has flown his last mission

Sad news today. Lord Mackie of Benshie - farmer, war hero, Liberal MP and peer - has died at the age of 95. As his Guardian obituary says: ...

Can High-Fiber Foods Fight the Metabolic Syndrome?

The metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is a cluster of signs including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, and blood lipid ...

The Isle of Dogs in the 1980s

Copyright  © Mike Seaborne Mike Seaborne introduces his 80sIslandPhotos site: In 1983-6 I undertook an extensive photographic project on th...

Liberal Democrats ahead of Ukip in latest opinion poll

View image | gettyimages.com Last month, commenting on a some brave predictions from Stephen Tall, I wrote: Looking at recent opinion poll...

Lord Bonkers' Diary: "Top Secret: Burn Before Reading"

The latest issue of Liberator is on its way to subscribers, so it is time to spend some time with Rutland's most celebrated fictional p...

Sweet Potato Chocolate Spread

What if I told you that 2 tbsp of this spread provides you with all the vitamin A you need in a day? Sounds too good to be true? Well it isn...

Recharged Batteries

Yesterday morning I felt as though I'd come out of hibernation. I sat listening to The Archers (when is that Rob Tichener going to get h...

Big Worlds In Small Places

Nothing in our home was ever thrown away if it had any chance of being used for something else.  We recycled before there were centrally loc...

More on The Lone Pine Club play

Last week I blogged about the exciting news that the Pentabus Theatre Company is planning to put on a play called The Lone Pine Club by Ali...