Category Archives: Opinion

Posts predominantly related to the views espoused by yours truly.

Good reasons to visit Barnard Castle! But maybe not now Dominic Cummings

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Over the weekend all hell has blown up in the Westminster media bubble due to the ‘loathed’ Dominic Cummings chief advisor to Boris Johnson seeking a hideout in County Durham, 260 miles away from London. To me, I don’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion, Uncategorized | Tagged Barnard Castle, Coronavirus, County Durham, Dominic Cummings, Durham, Media, Self isolation, Zombies | 4 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 41 – A life of being nice doesn’t pay.

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

A few days ago I had a phone call from the Police. We ended up talking for around 90 minutes; not just having a chinwag but we were going through a statement about one of the recent crimes I suffered. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, Diary, Life, Police, Self isolation, Social Isolation | 13 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 17 – Social Distancing with Opera, Fräuleins and the low-skilled!

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I was reading this morning that the social restrictions the government have put in place a month ago have been so successful that they are worried on how to convince people to come out again once it is safe to … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Life, Opinion | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Corvid19, Diary, Films, Homeless, Music | 3 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 9 – Of Geese, Parrots, hoarders and spam!

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

No matter how early I wake up, the day truly gets underway here in a typically village sort of way. Every morning at dawn I hear a gaggle of geese fly directly over my cottage. There are lots of ponds … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion | Tagged Asthma, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Corvid19, Diary, Geese, hoarders, Hoarding, Social Distancing, Spam | 3 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 7 – I may well be going mad, well more mad anyway.

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

How is everyone? We all still here? That’s good. As I thought would be the case, some old fashioned values and community spirit have been returning. I’ve been penned inside my home for a month or two really on top … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged Boris Johnson, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Corvid19, NHS, Pandemic, Self isolation, Self Quarantine, Social Distancing, The Walking Dead | 3 Comments

The Coronavirus and me

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Like almost everyone else, I’ve been watching the Coronavirus do its stuff from the last weeks of 2019 up to the present day and even though I don’t yet have it; it has affected me quite badly. As a tour … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Opinion | Tagged Asthma, Coronavirus, CoronavirusUK, Corvid19, hoarders, London, Self Sacrifice, supermarkets, toilet roll | 17 Comments

General Election Result 2019

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t normally talk politics on my blog, it seems a growing minority of people have become increasingly immature to talk about disagreements in a civil fashion. I thought to make a rare exception as I did after the Brexit … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion, Politics | Tagged Boris Johnston, Brexit, Diane Abbott, General Election, Jeremy Corbyn, Leaver, Remainer | 5 Comments

Tips to budget for Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It’s that time of year where much of the planet decides to get further into debt for an entirely commercial and shallow event based upon a religious holy day that many of them don’t actually observe. For some reason in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion | Tagged Black Friday, Christmas, Christmas Spending, Consumerism, Debt, Presents, Sales | 3 Comments

The environmental hypocrisy of Prince Harry

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

In Britain this summer, hardly anything has made the news this summer outside of a few major stories. Brexit of course, various protests bringing London to a halt many of which are invariably environment related and the seemingly strained relations … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Environment, Green Issues, Hypocrisy, Life, Prince Harry, Private Jet | 7 Comments

Why our trains are on the wrong track?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I should be living around 35-40 minutes from the centre of London using public transport. As the years go by it is becoming less reality and more theoretical. In fact it can often take me 2-2.5 hours each way and … Continue reading →