Bound By Books

Today kicks off the 96th celebration of the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country.   Children's Book Week runs th...

Garage Sales: The Morning After

Garage Sale Season is here! Many of us enjoy treasure hunting among the local garage sales and holding a garage sale is a great way to downs...

Ukraine 2 & 5 hryvnia 2015 - 150 years of Odessa University

New low mintage commemoratives: ' 150 years of Odessa University ' (news and image from Pabitra Saha ) SPECIFICATIONS Composition: C...

Cape Verde 250 escudos 2015 - 40th Anniversary of the Independence

New bimetallic circulating commemorative: ' 40th Anniversary of the Independence of Cape Verde from Portugal ' (news and image by Ni...

Good luck to all Liberal Democrats

I shall be away in Liverpool for the next three days with my day job. I don't know how much blogging I shall be able to do, but will be ...

Harborough's Labour candidate backed the death penalty

The other day, when it was revealed that Ukip's candidate for Harborough had spent part of the campaign on holiday in Florida, Labour...

Six of the Best 508

Nick Barlow stands up for localism against Eric Pickles. Jackson Lears stands up for liberal education against neoliberalism. More than 50...

The importance of Magna Carta to British society today

Forget David Starkey. The best guide to the importance of Magna Carta to us 900 years on is Marriott Edgar.

Ben E. King: Stand By Me

Sometimes the obvious choice is the right one. Ben. E. King, who composed (with Leiber and Stoller) and sang Stand By Me died this week. Tod...