A FAVOURITE AUTHOR GONE

A sad marking of the publication of SOME UNHOLY WAR today is the death of film- maker Bryan Forbes at the age of 86. I loved his movies, famously Stepford Wives and Whistle Down the Wind. My favourite was King Rat, an adaptation of James Clavell’s novel. When Forbes...

‘SOME UNHOLY WAR’ is out today (Thursday)

SOME UNHOLY WAR is out today (Thursday). It should be available in three formats: hardback, large C-paperback and ebook. You should be able order a copy by following the button links on the ‘Book Information’ page on this website. If you experience problems ordering a...

TALES FROM THE LYING TOAD

I’ve rather fallen into this BLOG-writing business without thinking or planning too much. Mostly it’s to keep my readers entertained, and sometimes informed. Obviously I’ll cover topics I’m guessing we’re all interested in: politics – international, and closer to...

GENERAL RICHARDS & THE INKSPOTS

It was reported at the weekend that General Sir David Richards will be stepping down as Chief of Defence Staff in July, despite the fact that the Prime Minister wanted him to stay on as head of the armed forces and his principal military adviser. But apparently...

CLOWNS & RACISTS

That Lib-Dem grandee and Europhile Ken Clarke, who accidentally wandered into the Tory party, has been bad mouthing those of the free electorate who might be considering voting UKIP in the upcoming elections on Thursday. This despite the fact, that these are the very...

GIRLS DRIVING THE TV DRAMA BUSES

Waiting for decent TV drama is like waiting for a bus nowadays. Yet it’s rare for one, let alone two, to come along at once. But it’s happened this week, and it’s the girls who are driving and conducting both. Always slick, lifting itself out of the slightly soapy...