Category Archives: News

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The Do’s and Dont’s when you meet The Queen

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

If you are ever fortunate or indeed unfortunate enough to meet The Queen then there are certain protocols that are expected. Indeed when meeting any royal, there are rules about who can speak first, where to look, what to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, News | Tagged China, chivalry, Commonwealth Day, etiquette, Life, Manners, President XI, Royal Family, The Queen | 7 Comments

Two choicest Idioms – Butter Up & As Mad As A Hatter

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks ago my new book, Straight From The Horse’s Mouth was released in Paperback and Kindle formats and I have been waiting for it to work its way through onto Apple iBooks. As it is now live, … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, News, writing | Tagged Alice In Wonderland, Butter Up, English language, Funny, ibooks, Idioms, Kindle, Mad As A Hatter, Paperback, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, writing | 1 Comment

A video of the re-opened Borough Market

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Borough Market has long been one of my favourite parts of London and so aside from the more obvious issues following the recent attack there and the adjoining London Bridge, I have been waiting to get back inside both for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, News, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Borough Market, food, London, London Bridge, Markets, Neals Yard, Southwark, Terrorism, Travel, Video | 4 Comments

Politics might be serious but elections don’t have to be.

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Politics is generally a serious profession, albeit one so often mired in lies, broken promises and unachievable policies. General Elections are the one time we have a chance to change the government at a national level. Whereas in most countries … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, News, Politics | Tagged General Election, Lord Buckethead, Monster Raving Loony Party, Mr Fishfinger, Political Parties | 4 Comments

Talk of Terrorism is all hype.

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I rarely post simple blog posts but this graphic caught my attention. I’ve never quite understood the media obsession with terrorism or indeed some prominent political hype about it either and that despite living almost my entire life under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged Death, Disease, government, Health, Media, NHS, Terrorism | 4 Comments

London is Reeling…. NOT

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Maybe it is just a fundamental difference between us and other countries but according to some foreign media, everyone in the UK and particularly London is terrified but as the headline in the Independent revealed, that doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged #ThatsthatleaveBritainreeling, Borough Market, ISIS, London, News, Roy Larner, Terrorism | 2 Comments

Has Trump handed over American Hegemony? Poisoning the world – the new American dream.

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s always been one of the themes of history that I have found most interesting; that moment when the primary power in the world sees its position usurped. History is replete with turning points where one massive power is surpassed … Continue reading →