National Treasure reaches 100 while country drifts towards fascism…

Not a great day for our country. It is poignant that on the very day that David Attenborough reaches 100, we are getting news  of massive swings to Reform in the local elections. I will…

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Hastings Battleaxe ponders on the nature of things…

The nature of things… What? Well, looks like the thought of Battleaxe bursting out as an extremist (see last post) was just too scary for Suella, because she immediately resigned. Then David Cameron was resurrected,…

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A quick catch-up from Hastings Battleaxe

This will be quick – honestly. Battleaxe is currently running around doing too many jobs before we leave for Turkey. For the first time in ages, today is a wet day, so am inside on…

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This, That and the Other with Hastings Battleaxe

The This is a flat white. The That is manic Battleaxe thoughts on issues of the moment, including the Grand National, Starmer, Tories, Trump and other similar horrors. And the Other? An outing where I…

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Battleaxe wonders about the Labour Party…

Just had a quick glimpse of the current state of the Labour Party at a local event to elect the parliamentary candidate for this constituency (see previous post for background).  According to the right-wing media…

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