By Christopher Norris Today a man knocked at my door,Out canvassing for Labour.‘No chance’, I said; ‘you might have moreLuck with my next-door neighbour’. But then I... Continue reading
Image: Public Domain By Kevin Patrick McCann Four days had gone by since, Four days of listening appalled To children who talk like bomb Happy veterans I... Continue reading
By Chris Searle If you think that the rhyming couplet is a dry, tedious or anaesthetic form of poetry, you should read the 122 pages of Alan... Continue reading
Peregrine Cavendish is the landowner and 12th Duke of Devonshire, who…. By Bernadette Gallagher Wants to increase the rent 900%. Absenteelandlordism in Ireland’s Republic of 2026.We turn... Continue reading
Image: Public domain By Christopher Norris All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher. To such heights of... Continue reading
By Steve White The years in prison were not kind to GoliathHe grew smaller and weaker while David grew strongHis castles kicked over; his crop destroyed before... Continue reading
The Mall, by kennardphillips By Michael Rosen Yvette Cooper is ‘troubled’.She says she’s ‘troubled’.She’s been on TV saying she’s ‘troubled’.What’s troubling her, it seemsis that Israel is... Continue reading
The War Abroad, by Alix Emery By James O’Brien Do you remember that time,When you were a child,And now you kill children.The blank necessity,The hollow bark of... Continue reading
Image: Public Domain By Michael Rosen Good evening. I may have had reservationsabout Mr Trump’s approachbut there’s no doubt about it,he’s won a great victory over the... Continue reading