Nigel Farage is known for his Proper Fucking Lunches, a habit he picked up while working in the City of London in the 1980s. It was not uncommon, I also worked in the City in the 1980s. Most of us …

4th October 1936. Anniversary of Cable St. A Which Side Are You On issue Sunday marks the anniversary of the battle of Cable St when an attempt by  Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists to marc…

The Ambridge Socialist 4th October We reveal results of the poll on Amber & George’s baby The Ambridge Socialist ran an on-line poll asking what the name of Amber and George’s new baby should b…

The Ambridge Socialist 4th October We reveal results of the poll on Amber & George’s baby The Ambridge Socialist ran an on-line poll asking what the name of Amber and George’s new baby should b…

David Kynaston’s new social history of 1965 and 1966 contains a number of references to E P Thompson. I extract below some lines from a passage in the Times Literary Supplement  Maundy Thursda…

Claims about artisanship, heritage and sustainability are used to justify premium prices. But are they verified - or is there a risk of “craftwashing”?

4th October 1936. Anniversary of Cable St. A Which Side Are You On issue Sunday marks the anniversary of the battle of Cable St when an attempt by  Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists to marc…

I rarely agree with the Spectator (I occasionally do stuff on beards for them) but they do have it right on the temperature that cask beer should be served at. At a fringe meeting at Labour confere…

James Bond & the Tory Party I have never been a great fan of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books or the films that came from them. I don’t like the machismo, the sexism or the politics and the world…

In a recent Tory reshuffle Andrew Griffith was appointed Tory Shadow Chancellor. Griffith has some financial experience in Government including being partly responsible for writing Liz Truss’s Sept…

In a recent Tory reshuffle Andrew Griffith was appointed Tory Shadow Chancellor. Griffith has some financial experience in Government including being partly responsible for writing Liz Truss’s Sept…

James Bond & the Tory Party I have never been a great fan of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books or the films that came from them. I don’t like the machismo, the sexism or the politics and the world…

Munich’s Oktoberfest ends this weekend but UK drinkers need not worry, the special festival beers are widely available here and the date is taken literally, meaning it goes on well into Octob…

I rarely agree with the Spectator (I occasionally do stuff on beards for them) but they do have it right on the temperature that cask beer should be served at. At a fringe meeting at Labour confere…

Munich’s Oktoberfest ends this weekend but UK drinkers need not worry, the special festival beers are widely available here and the date is taken literally, meaning it goes on well into Octob…

The crisis of the Tory Party revisited Much of the media in the UK is right-wing or very right-wing so much news focus is on what is happening in the Labour Party,  and why it can’t resolve th…

I rarely agree with the Spectator (I occasionally do stuff on beards for them) but they do have it right on the temperature that cask beer should be served at. At a fringe meeting at Labour confere…

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William Morris, socialist & beard wearer d.3rd October 1896. His message to Tories: ‘I want to get mumbo jumbo out of the world’ William Morris the socialist and beard wearer died 130 years ago…

William Morris, socialist & beard wearer d.3rd October 1896. His message to Tories: ‘I want to get mumbo jumbo out of the world’ William Morris the socialist and beard wearer died 130 years ago…

As usual the caveat is that local election results with limited turnouts don’t give us a great picture of the political landscape. However they do represent actual votes, rather than an opini…

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Oktoberfest is underway in Munich and there are between 1500 and 2000 waiters to serve the six official festival beers (all of which can also be found in the UK btw). The rise of the fascist AfD pa…

Global beer giant Molson Coors has finalised the closure of Sharp’s brewery in Rock Cornwall. 40 jobs will be lost. Canned and keg Sharps beers are already produced elsewhere but cask beer in…

BBC report

As usual the caveat is that local election results with limited turnouts don’t give us a great picture of the political landscape. However they do represent actual votes, rather than an opini…

Global beer giant Molson Coors has finalised the closure of Sharp’s brewery in Rock Cornwall. 40 jobs will be lost. Canned and keg Sharps beers are already produced elsewhere but cask beer in…

Monday 12th October 5.30pm Emile Chabal, The Age of Hobsbawm, The Life of a Revolutionary Historian. Past & Present Room (202). Institute of Historical St, Senate House, Malet St WC1. Book (Fre…

Beard Liberation Front 1st October Daily Beast 2018 Hegseth Vacation Beard Self styled US Secretary of State for War Pete Hegseth has resumed his war on beards, ‘beardos’ to use his ter…

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