From the back cover: “Anyone who has found Dave Gurman’s recent offerings in The Rider’s Digest amusing, interesting, informative, or just plain infuriating, is guaranteed to findContinue reading
Playlist from 14th September 2016
Prince Buster / Al Capone Bikini Kill / Rebel Girl 10cc / The Wall Street Shuffle The White Stripes / The Hardest Button to ButtonContinue reading
Selling off the NHS
SHARES = AWARENESS LIKES = EVEN MORE FRIENDS GET THE MESSAGE COMMENTS = HERE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IN! NB: This postContinue reading
Falling Head Over Heels
Manoeuvring the Aprilia inside the small front garden was tricky. It wasn’t difficult in a way that was likely to convince the smiling woman inContinue reading
Appealing for Democracy
On August 28th I shared another note entitled: “I was not angry until this instant”, which explained how incensed I was to have had myContinue reading
The Followers
This unfinished* piece is an homage to the Dylan Thomas short story of the same name. I’m very familiar with his hometown because when I was a kidContinue reading
True Colours
An Arthurian Brit in the court of Connecticut Yankees Given that they’re as American as the World Series and mom’s apple pie, the obvious choiceContinue reading
I was not angry until this instant
I’ve been struggling to find the words to express just how incensed I’ve felt since I read an email last Thursday informing me that myContinue reading
1981/83 vs 2015/16
The following comment was written in response to something an old friend/adversary said about the devastating effect the Gang of Four’s split had on the Labour Party inContinue reading