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On Appro

Although Dunleer in Co. Louth is only a village it had on the main street a department store, Matthews of Dunleer, that stocked furniture, carpets, clothes and so on. It’s on the same site today, now specialising in carpets and flooring, and has other branches around the country.

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Lady Thatcher at Worship

Margaret Thatcher’s association with The Royal Hospital seemed to start in the 1990s. She and Denis were regular attenders on Sunday mornings sitting with the rest of the congregation. After a few years the Governor invited them to join him in his Stalls and this arrangement continued for the rest of her life.

Ginger & Pickles

The Tale of Ginger & Pickles by Beatrix Potter is an indispensable Economics text book. The late Duchess of Devonshire thought so and I concur. It is our misfortune that our Chancellors of the Exchequer have either not read it or ignored its message.

The Schartz-Metterklume Method

It is inevitable when thinking about World War One and the Battle of the Somme (where my Bellew grandfather was seriously wounded) to be confronted by a roll call of the dead. Memorials to the fallen are ubiquitous and rightly so. 

The Peasants’ Revolt

I give you a daily blast of hot air and you respond with cogent comments, so it’s good that there are more comments than posts. I’d like to remind you of a prescient comment made by reader, John.

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£48.79

We are going to hear a lot about trade tariffs. For now,  I just have this contribution to the debate.

Black Hole

I confess, I was in shock on Friday morning. Now I can see clearly at least one consequence of Brexit which is unavoidable.

Bonjour Tristesse

The title of Françoise Sagan’s debut 1954 novel seems appropriate today.

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Viva España

In this seemingly endless EU referendum debate there is one thing that has not, I think, been mentioned and it is crucial.