Mythologies. The Death of Free Speech.

Jan 21, 2021 | General

Mythologies. The Death of Free Speech. Thursday 21st January 2021, the story of Ms Anchan, the Thai civil servant jailed for 43 years for posting criticism on social media of the Thai Royal family, is the subject of an audio mediacast and features on this site’s...

Toes Curling Crumbly Edge

Apr 24, 2020 | General

Toes Curling Crumbly Edge Toes Curling Crumbly Edge is a book of stories and poems offering ideas and insights as the basis for future mythologies. How do we see the future? What are the aspirations we hold within our hearts? How can humanity change and evolve? These...

Sneak Thief Landlords and Pub Survival

Apr 14, 2020 | Beer, Pubs

Sneak Thief Landlords and Pub Survival is a story of viral contamination which could threaten our pub heritage in 2020. Whilst we are all looking in one direction, the sneak thief steals behind our backs and robs us of something we treasure. Today, 14th April 2020, as...

The Mayflower WGC

Mar 31, 2020 | Beer, General, Pubs

The Mayflower : Our pubs change with the times because they are a part of our culture. Culture itself can be defined as ‘the interface of the human psyche with the environment’, consequently, in more simple words, as the world changes so does our culture. Therefore as the world changes so do our pubs change.

Old London Pubs and Landscapes

Mar 9, 2020 | Beer, General, Pubs

Old London Pubs and Landscapes.Seven Sisters, North London, 2018. Old London Pubs and Landscapes Old London pubs and landscapes and their history 200 yrs ago is always interesting. In this article we can see some of what London looked like before development and place...

The Beginning of the Universe as told by Mrs Rupert Bear

Feb 20, 2020 | General, Poetry

The Beginning of the Universe (as told by Mrs Rupert Bear) This was my first poem, written in 1991. Written to a brief for The Independent newspaper weekly poetry competition, it won first prize. Rupert Bear Annuals had always appeared in my Christmas stocking as a...