Sunday, March 23, 2025 Sunday, a day of rest. Roast for lunch in a great pub followed by a restful afternoon… yeah, nah. A grey day, but dry. Not too cold, but cold enough. We walked and walked and…| And Anyways...
These are 5 of the best things to do in Kent, England, to help in planning any day trips from London or sigheseeing in South-East UK.| Backpackingman
These are 5 of the best London markets for food, clothes, antiques, and more. Number 4 is the ultimate London market for food.| Backpackingman
The Epping Forest walks are some of the best walks in nature that you can do just on the outskirts of northeast London. Epping Forest has 176 miles of trails to walk on and makes for a great day trip from the centre of London. There are plenty of waymarked trails for the Epping Forest… Read More »10 Best Epping Forest Walks To Do| Backpackingman
Very dramatic and very funny – the adverts for Rare Tea Co. Royal Air Force Blend. “Not a load of dust stuffed into a bag” and indeed Britain desperately needs de-bagging, not to mention the whole milk and sugar ritual.| The Teatropolitan Times
Now regarded as the work of a poltergeist – or a perturbed servant – the incidents in Suffolk made newspaper headlines, and eventually became the basis of an entire book…| Burials & Beyond
This year’s Tory party conference left many asking “what’s the point?” The lacklustre affair was plagued by empty seats, misspelt novelty chocolate bars, and a stream of Tory MPs defecting to Farage’s Reform like rats from a sinking ship. The post Tory party conference: How the mighty hath fallen appeared first on The Communist.| The Communist
Today marks two years of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. In this time, millions have taken to the streets of Britain to protest for Palestine. The movement is now at a crossroads. To advance, organised workers need to enter the scene en masse. The post Two years of genocide: Block everything for Palestine! appeared first on The Communist.| The Communist
The British establishment has leapt at the opportunity to exploit last week’s synagogue attack to further their own interests, and demonise the Palestine movement. Their hypocrisy and cynicism knows no bounds. Now is not the time to back down, but to fight back. The post Manchester synagogue attack exposes hypocrisy of the British establishment appeared first on The Communist.| The Communist
Even the Doing-OK parts suffer from the anxieties of Broken Britain| New Statesman
Entain CEO Stella David fears the upcoming gambling tax hike in the United Kingdom could force the closure of numerous betting shops.| Gambling Industry News
It's a quarter of a century since New Labour's commission on the future of multicultural Britain. As Keir Starmer calls for pride, it's time to take another look at British diversity The post Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain appeared first on Big Issue.| Big Issue
The Airspeed Horsa, an iconic British troop-carrying glider, played a pivotal role during World War II. Named after the legendary Anglo-Saxon warrior Horsa, it was designed to transport troops, equipment, and supplies into battle zones without the need for an airfield. This silent and stealthy vehicle significantly contributed to the success of several critical operations, most notably the D-Day landings and Operation Market Garden. Contents Development and Design The origins of the Horsa gli...| PlaneHistoria
The Indian based SNEHA Foundation is combatting marital rape through communal education while also pushing for legal reforms. The post ‘My Husband Rapes Me Every Night’: How a Volunteer-Led Organization is Ending the Cycle of Violence in Bhavnagar, India appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.| UNICORN RIOT
Britain’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) says it will strengthen its trade defences even before new legislation gives it more powers.| Modern Diplomacy
Far too many Christians (and others) are being caught up in the endless propaganda being fed to us. The recognition of Palestine by Canada, the UK, Australia and France is either an act of stupidity or worse….This article I wrote for Christian Today explains why….you can get the original here…. The problem with recognising Palestine […]| TheWeeFlea.com
I was so appalled at the ‘open letter’ signed by some evangelicals re the Unite the Kingdom march that I wrote this article on Christian Today – you can get the original here Disuniting the Kingdom – an open letter to evangelical signatories of the anti ‘Unite the Kingdom’ letter – CT To those evangelicals […]| TheWeeFlea.com
This week we look at the fallout from the Charlie Kirk assassination; Yes Minister; Students in Amsterdam; the Oxford Union President; Mental Health worker in Australia; Borussia Dortmund; AI b…| TheWeeFlea.com
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued gambling operators "should pay their fair share" ahead of a widely expected tax hike in the autumn budget.| Gambling Industry News
Friends of Socialist China successfully held its second annual China Conference on Saturday September 27. More than 100 people gathered in London’s Bolivar Hall to hear expert presentations from a broad range of progressive scholars and activists on such topics as 80 years since the defeat of fascism: China as a force for peace and … Continue reading George Galloway prevented from speaking at FoSC China Conference by airport detention The post George Galloway prevented from speaking at Fo...| Friends of Socialist China
The Xinhua News Agency recently carried an article on how a discovery, “tucked away in Manchester’s People’s History Museum, a fragile, yellowing notebook – its cover emblazoned with bold red letters reading ‘E.R.C (The East River Column) and the Allies’ – bears witness to one of the World Anti-Fascist War’s most extraordinary partnerships.” “It is … Continue reading Discovery in Manchester Museum sheds light on Hong Kong guerrillas contribution to allied victory The pos...| Friends of Socialist China
In this episode of the podcast, I talk with ceramics expert Paul Crane FSA about the early years of Worcester porcelain. Paul is a consultant at the Brian Haughton Gallery, St James’s, London, and …| British Food: A History
The British Horseracing Authority has denied working with an anti-gambling lobby and defended its ‘Axe the Racing Tax’ campaign. Earlier this month all scheduled horse racing in Britain was cancelled in a strike against plans to harmonise online gambling tax, with meetings abandoned at Uttoxeter, Lingfield, Kempton and Carlisle. Champion jockey Oisin Murphy warned horse […] The post British Horseracing Authority Denies Working With Anti-Gambling Lobby appeared first on Gambling Industry...| Sportsbetting News Archives - Gambling Industry News
Global turmoil. A rotten, crisis-ridden establishment. Reaction on the streets. This is the barbarism that capitalism has in store for us. But there is an alternative, revealed by the worldwide ‘Gen-Z Revolutions’, and the growing support for communism.| The Communist
Chris Steele-Perkins, Magnum photographer and one of the most acute chroniclers of postwar Britain, has died aged 78| 1854 Photography
People have been mining in Britain since Neolithic farmers opened the famous Grimes Graves in Norfolk – a large area dotted with over 400 pits up to to 13 metres deep. The target was a layer of hig…| Earth-logs
The mayor of London has said a one-day trial banning traffic from part of Oxford Street marks “the day the fightback began to rescue this street”.| United Kingdom
The accusation of “collective punishment” has long been a favorite of the anti-Israel crowd. Even in the age of the “genocide” libel, “collective punishment” retains its purchase among British, French,| Commentary Magazine
The Diplomat, a taut and popular Netflix thriller which first aired in April 2023, returns to the screen for a second season on 31 October. It is cute timing for a drama based on American foreign policy, just five days before the United States votes for its next president, choosing between a feel-good but flimsy […]| Culturall
This month HarperCollins will release Unleashed, Boris Johnson’s memoirs which are billed as “candid, unrestrained, and revealing”. It is hard to know exactly what to expect: Johnson is an experienced author, with 10 books already in his back catalogue including a novel (Seventy-Two Virgins: A Comedy of Errors, 2004) and…| Culturall
In this episode, I speak with Christina Wade, a beer historian specialising in the UK and Ireland, with a particular focus on women. She has written an excellent book, Filthy Queens: A History of B…| British Food: A History
Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal: Substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard secure Champions League win in Bilbao Sky Sports Gabriel| United Kingdom
Britain must deepen its engagement with capable local actors in Syria if it hopes to pursue an effective and forward-looking Syria policy.| E-International Relations
CURE Leukaemia is funding a specialist research nurse at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.| United Kingdom
At least five activists have stormed the German headquarters of Elbit Systems, damaging furniture and equipment. They are following the example of the British group “Palestine Action,” which has successfully weakened Israel’s largest arms manufacturer. On Monday, a at least five activists forced their way into Elbit’s Ulm offices, breaking down doors, smashing windows, and […] Der Beitrag Activists storm headquarters of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit in Germany and damage property ...| Matthias Monroy
This defiled world is a soulless matrix where a relentless, life-destroying evil parades as "progress," separating humanity from the divine. The post “9/11” – or: Our Deliberately Corrupted World appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
Through two world wars, it has been the special relationship: the linkage between the United States and Britain. It is a linkage forged in a common language, a common culture, a common history and a common aspiration to peace and prosperity. The relationship, always strong, was burnished by President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret […]| White House Chronicle
Patria and Babcock International Group (‘Babcock’) have entered a teaming agreement to support manufacturing of Patria 6x6 vehicles under the multinational| United Kingdom
There is absolutely no reason I’m writing this post. Just theoretically, if the law was more concerned with online safety than public safety AND if the health service was more worried about mental health while… More| the orang-utan librarian
My guest today is Mark Dawson, food historian, specialising in the food of the Tudor period, but also food of Derbyshire. We met up at Mark’s home in Derbyshire to talk all things Derbyshire oatcak…| British Food: A History
This essay, on British Muslims, identity politics, sectarianism and bigotry, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 13 April 2025, under the headline “The identity politics of many Muslims, and critics of Islam, are deeply corrosive”. A poll suggests that most British Muslims identify more with their faith than with their nation. The head of the Saudi-backed Muslim World League counsels British Muslims to talk less about Gaza and more about domestic issues. Labour MP Tah...| Pandaemonium
This essay, on the realities of the white working class, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 6 April 2025, under the headline “The white working class is nothing like what politicians think – or claim – it is”. “Many of those who act as the champions of the white person against immigrants”, Labour MP David Winnick told the House of Commons in 1968, “have not in the past gone out of their way to defend the interests of the white […]| Pandaemonium
This essay, on how class is a missing category in discussions of the justice system, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 16 March 2025, under the headline “Amid all the noise about the UK’s ‘two-tier’ justice system, there is silence on class”. As so often in such debates, the controversy over new guidelines for courts from the Sentencing Council for England and Wales has obscured as much as it has illuminated. Critics have condemned them as presaging a “two-...| Pandaemonium
Photograph via the Times This essay, on Englishness, race and ethnicity, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 23 February 2025, under the headline “Can a brown Hindu be Engli…| Pandaemonium
With its local MP preparing for No 10, Clacton has won the argument.| New Statesman
My guest on the podcast today is Alex Bamji, Associate Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Leeds, and we are talking about a rare treatise on cheese dating from the Early Modern Period. We met up at … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
I recently had a go at making a fresh blood black pudding, taking inspiration from cookery books from the 16th and 17th centuries. The fresh blood was very kindly sent to me by Matthew Cockin and Grant Harper of Fruitpig, … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
My guest today is third generation baker, writer and teacher David Wright author of the excellent book Breaking Bread: How Baking Shaped our World published by Aurum. We talk about the social benefits of bread making, milling grain into flour, … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
For years now, I have wanted to make my own fresh blood black puddings, but fresh blood is so tricky to get hold of in Britain, I thought I would never get the opportunity. Lucky for me then, that Fruit … Continue reading →| British Food: A History
Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and former Labour MP Zarah Sultana have announced the formation of a new left-wing party. Even though it has yet to be formally launched, it has already attracted over 650,000 subscribers. Could something similar occur in New Zealand?| AGAINST THE CURRENT
Will Trump arrest Putin during the latter's visit to Alaska for a summit or wouldn't as both run different branches of the same cabal? The post Alaska: A Trap? Who Could Have Guessed That! appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
Western 'entrepreneurs' took over Syria with the help of their Al Qaeda HTS terrorists and now want to rebuild it with their 'investments'.| Syria News
Early in this war, Russia’s hawks talked openly of the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons. That talk has begun anew. A desperate Vladimir Putin is a dangerous Vladimir Putin, and there …| Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website
Rupert Hill reflects on his understanding of and personal relationship with British identity throughout his life.| Cherwell
Alien base rumours aside, there has been a church on this site at Corsham since the 12th century. Although little of this original church remains, a few notable pieces of masonry have remained as o…| Burials & Beyond
With "In Parenthesis," David Jones wrote great World War I poems and a classic in English literature. The post David Jones Writes an Extraordinary World War I Poem appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
The Morning Star published a significant editorial on August 5 arguing that historic Soviet and contemporary Chinese economic and social planning can provide valuable lessons and reference material for developing a progressive agenda for Britain. It notes that in 1931 the London publishers Jonathan Cape brought out a 218-page book ‘Moscow has a Plan’, which … Continue reading China’s planning holds lessons for Britain – Morning Star| Friends of Socialist China
Thomas Skinner has emerged as a patriotic online influencer in Britain. It turns out the Vice President was watching| The Spectator World
I give an account below of Keynes life in 1931.| Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left
I give an account below of Keynes life in 1930, the second year of the Great Depression.| Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left
I give an account below of Keynes life in 1929, the year in which the Great Depression began.| Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left
Saturday, March 22, 2025 Public service announcement: Best shower of the trip. Managed to wash…| And Anyways…
Friday, March 21, 2025 This morning, we waved goodbye to Inverness and headed south to…| And Anyways…
Thursday, March 20, 2025 Another cold start before another blue day and some more almost…| And Anyways…
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 It’s another sub-zero start and another beautiful blue day. We’ve been…| And Anyways…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Aaaah the bliss of a shower that: It’s the simple things.…| And Anyways…
Monday, March 17, 2025 A travel day today – and the longest mileage day we…| And Anyways…
Sunday March 16, 2025 One thing we’ve learnt about road-tripping over the years is to…| And Anyways…
Saturday, March 15, 2025 A cold (sub-zero) start to the day, but it’s lovely to…| And Anyways…
Western-approved women's rights in Syria are handed to head-choppers by the Western block who sponsored Al Qaeda HTS regime change all along. The post Western-Approved Women’s Rights in Syria appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
A letter to the editor of Syria News who demonstrated that it was Syria's Bashar Al Assad who saved Russia during the past two decades.| Syria News
I needed to figure out a way to start reading series where I am not current or the series is finished but haven’t read them yet. So it’s a way to commit myself to read my backlist, particularly series. I’ve been wanting to read the DI Kim Stone for a long time. The […]| Books of My Heart
Slag heap debris on the English coast has apparently been fusing into a new kind of sedimentary rock. A team of geologists studying the beach recently “found a series of outcrops made from an unfam…| BLDGBLOG
Slag heap debris on the English coast has apparently been fusing into a new kind of sedimentary rock. A team of geologists studying the beach recently “found a series of outcrops made from an unfam…| BLDGBLOG
The news just arrived this week that the website of Adidas had been hacked. Consumer information may have been stolen from the sportswear giant.| Foundation for Economic Education
NATO-sponsored Al Qaeda HTS terrorists serve the anti-Jewish Zionist Greater Israel project 'Greater Middle East' approving Israeli land-grab.| Syria News
In The Binding Tide, the artist shifts the focus away from the military manufacturing economies of the area, instead shining a light on its local community and landscapes| 1854 Photography
This is my latest article on CT. You can get the original here…. Twenty-one years ago, a clip from the Da Ali G show caused a storm when it showed ‘Borat’ (Sacha Baron Cohen) performing a so…| TheWeeFlea.com
Welcome to the first episode of season 9 of The British Food History Podcast! I am going to be adding a blog post to complement each new episode of the podcast, to help readers of the blog keep tab…| British Food: A History
These are some of the best things to do in England that doesn't involve London, as there are so many good places to see besides the capital.| Backpackingman
The unprovoked aggression by the fading US empire and its proxy Israel and its European lackeys has accelerated the end of the evil empire. The post Will Iran Be the Last Nail in the Coffin of the Satanic West? appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
Israel's war on Iran, another step by the USA & Global West, Russia, the silence of China and the Global South to establish 'Greater Israel'.| Syria News
Rare black and white photos capture the mood and everyday life of London in the early 1950s through the lens of acclaimed photographer Robert Frank.| Rare Historical Photos
I woke up this morning with this heavy on my heart and I just wrote this from the heart. I am so grateful to Christian Today for publishing it….you can get the original here… The quiet…| TheWeeFlea.com
Central Bank of Syria under Al Qaeda HTS carries out the first money remittance transaction in 14 years via the US and EU-controlled SWIFT.| Syria News
Thomas Thetcher, also known as the Hampshire Grenadier, died in 1764 and has become something of a local celebrity and historical curio thanks to both his epitaph and the nature of his death.| Burials & Beyond
Tangerine Dreams is an honest look at the many lives across the British isles and the different communities who call it home – the same communities affected by the current hostile environment| 1854 Photography
Zak Waters traces the quiet decline of this fiercely passionate subculture — from its soaring past to its precarious present — capturing a vanishing way of life| 1854 Photography
Beneath the surface, anger is rising within the labour movement. From teachers to doctors to bin workers, the industrial struggle will likely sharpen in the coming months. Workers need a political struggle against Starmer and the entire billionaires' system, writes Ben Gliniecki.| The Communist
HTS Syria marks the sell-out of the nation, with privatization deepening poverty under foreign-backed neoliberal rule. The post HTS means the Sell-Out of Syria appeared first on Syria News.| Syria News
The London-based policy analyst and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the politicization of charities in the U.K., the role of the Charity Commission and other “quangos” there, and cross-Atlantic similarities in challenges being both presented by and facing nonprofit groups.| the Giving Review
High above the River Thames they gather: a family that has known disaster and adoration, now with grandchildren who must navigate a changing world. Orchids are not like other plants. Their miniscul…| A Walk with Wildlife
Julie Bullard, inspired by Essex glam, pays homage to Cohen’s childhood babysitter, shot by her own photographic hero| 1854 Photography
In "The Haunted Wood," author and journalist Sam Leith tells the history of children's literature and how it changed as culture changed. The post A History of Children’s Stories: “The Haunted Wood” by Sam Leith appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
Scott Anthony, Deputy Head of the Research & Public History Department at the Science Museum in London, reviews Harriet Atkinson’s book Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53. The post Book review: <i>Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53</i>, by Dr Harriet Atkinson appeared first on Science Museum Group Journal.| Articles Archive - Science Museum Group Journal
Wednesday March 5, 2025 A foggy start this morning clearing to another bright, sunny day for exploring the North Devon coast. First stop this morning was Lynmouth, which is nestled below a really s…| And Anyways...
The recent Supreme Court ruling has merited a discussion on growth and impact of gender ideology on the left, and the importance of defending materialism in the workers' movement.| Challenge Magazine
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 I think I’ve finally caught up on some sleep. Maybe it’s the creaky floors and the fluffy doonas, or maybe it’s just that my body has caught up with the time zone. Who knows,…| And Anyways...
Lulworth Cove Monday March 3, 2025 Despite being exhausted I slept badly last night and was awake from 1.30am. I think I was over-tired (what am I, two?), but I was also worrying about Cyclone Alfr…| And Anyways...
