by Jack Barrow | Feb 6, 2018 | Current Affairs, Media, Non Fiction, Paganism, Politics, Publishing
They are saying that as of today, 06 February 2018, the Berlin wall has been down one day longer than it stood, or something like that because I’m not checking the figures. I grew up with the Berlin Wall, having been born in 1963. I thought of it as a permanent...
by Jack Barrow | Oct 24, 2017 | General Blog, Politics, Thoughts and Observations
News came in recently of a tragedy about to befall residents of Hogwarts Well not Hogwarts exactly, but… Hemel Hempstead It starts with H and it’s not far from the Barrow residence, so it’s the best I could do. A footpath through Hemel Hempstead,...
by Jack Barrow | Jan 13, 2017 | Current Affairs, General Silliness, Media, Politics, R2D2
Is Donald Trump in league with the Disney Corporation? Is Trump more than a buffoon in the mould of modern politicians such as Boris Johnson, or are people like him all just idiots who have climbed to the top by virtue of fart-arsery and rich parents. Is Donald Trump...
by Jack Barrow | May 7, 2016 | Current Affairs, Media, Politics
Boris Johnson is no longer Mayor of London. Sadiq Khan has been elected to be Mayor. The Guardian reported it thus: “Sadiq Khan has been elected mayor of London, reclaiming the post for Labour after eight years of Conservative rule and becoming the first Muslim mayor...
by Jack Barrow | Sep 21, 2015 | Current Affairs, Politics, Uncategorized
“They even set light to your ears,” said Karl, a friend of mine with a rather natty flat top haircut. Actually those aren’t the specific words Karl used to describe his recent experience with the barbers, but that was the implication. He was describing how the newly...
by Jack Barrow | Jul 27, 2015 | Current Affairs, General Silliness, Media, Politics, Social Media
Users of The Internet were incensed today by a newspaper article that told the truth but was totally made up. The article, attributed to someone with a name that couldn’t possibly exist, told how people were surprised that government policy was turning out to be bad...
