Wonderful Watery Inspiration

If you were to stop right where you are right now, is there not at least one thing visible invented by someone?  Our lives are enhanced by t...

Stephen Lloyd attacks Home Office "callousness"

BBC News reports that the grandparents and aunt of a five-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car in Eastbourne have been refused p...

Duncan Hames wins two-year battle with the Metropolitan Police

From the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald : The identities of dead teenagers as old as 17 were stolen by undercover police officers according ...

Madeleine Moxham and Charles Masterman

Honest London has a brief interview with Madeleine Moxham , founder of the jewellery and accessories brand MOXHAM and resident of Camberwell...

January is National Blood Donor Month

Since 1970, January has been known as National Blood Donor Month. It’s a perfect time to encourage people to start the New Year off right by...

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Let's Ban This Holiday, Yes...Let's Do!

As children the decor in our home, the little extra details, was always changing with the arrival of a new holiday.  We all loved celebratio...

Flooding near Market Harborough railway station, 2012

This is the way I walk to the station every morning. If it is not your car under water, this is an oddly beautiful video. I took my own phot...

Jonathan Meades and Matthew Fort on food

Hurry over to the Talking of Food... blog to hear them.

Ed Davey discusses his leadership ambitions with LBC

listen to ‘Ed Davey tells LBC that he has thought about becoming Lib Dem leader if Nick Clegg "hangs up his cloggs" after the next...

Firefighters rescue naked woman trapped in chimney of ex-boyfriend's home in the US

The Independent wins Headline of the Day,

Shortlists announced for the Political Book Awards 2015

The winners of the Political Book Awards 2015 will be announced in a ceremony at the BFI IMAX cinema on on London's South Bank on 28 Ja...

Lowongan Kerja AirNav Indonesia

Lowongan Kerja Terbaru 2015 AirNav Indonesia - AirNav Indonesia adalah salah satu Badan Usaha Milik Negara yang berbentuk Perusahaan Umum...

A British Railways poster of Lincoln

View image | gettyimages.com Brayford Pool is now the centre of the city's university.

On The Tracks

If someone were to tell me the only way to get somewhere is by train, I would be thrilled.  To be able to sit in a seat watching the cities ...

The HERD Reich: Farmer forced to get rid of Hitler's Nazi cows because ultra-aggressive breed tried to kill staff

The Daily Mail wins Headline of the Day.

Health Tips for Face Pimples

Health Tips for Face Pimples What are Pimples ? Pimples is one of the common skin conditions that can be found in every one especially in yo...

Six of the Best 485

No one should vote Liberal Democrat to get a coalition, argues Andrew Page . Sam Freedman is puzzled: "given the improvements in behav...

Argent: God Gave Rock and Roll to You

I chose the other great Argent anthem, Hold Your Head Up , years ago, so here is the other one. God Gave Rock and Roll to You was a minor hi...

Carl Honoré: In praise of slowness

Journalist Carl Honoré believes the Western world's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a...

Health Exercise Tips

Health Exercise Tips Exercise is very important in every human being to ensure that your body is health and strong enough to meet the challe...

At Sunset

Walking outside as twilight falls after days of gale warnings, the calm is wonderfully comforting.  Pieces of sky are elbowing aside the bil...

Crosskeys Bridge, Sutton Bridge

In the summer of 2009 I visited Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire photographing, amongst other things, the Crosskeys Bridge across the Nene. Th...

New light on Moura Budberg, Nick Clegg's great great aunt

View image | gettyimages.com Back in November 2007 I wrote an article about Moura Budberg , Nick Clegg's great great aunt, for the New ...

Who wants to run the railways as though they were airlines?

Patrick McLoughlin was struggling on the Today programme this morning. He was asked why the train operating companies are allowed to get awa...

Food Reward Friday

This week's lucky "winner"... croissants!! Read more »

Health Benefits of Alcohol Consumption in Moderation

Health benefits of alcohol consumption in moderation Moderate consumption of alcohol has some substantial health benefits for every human be...

The Write Thing To Do

When it's the first day of a new year, many take time to reflect back on the past 365 days while looking ahead.  Situations are assessed...

Jeff Speck on the walkable city

How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free ourselves from dependence on the car - which he call...

Liberal England in 2014: Part 4

Read part 1 , part 2 and part 3 . October The month began with Liberal England being voted Liberal Democrat Blog of the Year . So powerful ...

Pet owner spends £300 to save constipated goldfish

Thanks to ITV News , we have 2015's first Headline of the Day.

New Year - New Project

Happy New Year from Temecula Quilt Co - - - - - - - - - - - -  Are you looking for a new project for 2015? We are getting ready to start shi...

Six of the Best 484

George Watson and The Unservile State deserve to be more than a footnote in history, argues Peter Sloman . Did The Times make Oswald Mosley ...