Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Cornwall In The First World War

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Among the Cornishmen who joined up when the First World War broke out was St Austell-born Percival Phillips; later he served with the Roy...
Friday, 18 April 2014

The C Word: Caravans

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Know your enemy Each Easter, Satan sends caravanners to torment the people of Cornwall. Even on the shortest journey I meet lines of ter...
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Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Cornwall In The First World War

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Newlyn's seaplane base, 1918: a Short 184 floatplane under power My new book, 'Cornwall In The First World War', was recent...
Monday, 14 April 2014

Easter: Chocolate Heaven!

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I have mixed views on Easter. On the one hand, I dislike any intrusion of religion into my daily life. I see the church – that’s to say, ...
Friday, 7 March 2014

St Patrick's Day: Forty Shades of Piss-Up!

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St Patrick's Day is nearly with us again.   Sales of Guinness skyrocket; around the world, Plastic-Paddy pubs give out shamrock...
Friday, 7 February 2014

Valentine's Day: Shop In The Name Of Love

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It's here. February sees the first of the year's Megacorp manipulations, as we're induced to show love and affection for our ...
Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Happy New Year

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In Cornwall, for many 2013 has been gruelling. Job prospects and real wages continue to drop away. Housing stock is ever-reducing, th...
Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Cornwall In The First World War

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Newlyn's seaplane base, 1918: a Short 184 floatplane under power My new book, 'Cornwall In The First World War', was publis...
Monday, 16 December 2013

Cornwall In The First World War

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Naval motor launch ML350 leaves Newlyn harbour  for an anti-submarine patrol off the Lizard, 1917 My new book, 'Cornwall In The ...
Saturday, 14 December 2013

Mangling Our Sacred Language!

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Goddess: perfect elocution What’s this current linguistic vogue for stuffing extra syllables into perfectly good words? More and more, ...