2018 – Stephen Liddell

Looking back at 2018 in cartoons

It’s tradition at the end of a year to look back at the events that we’ve lived through and I thought this year that I would do so with the use of political cartoons. It’s amongst the finest of British traditions to poke fun at our leaders and pretty much anyone in authority in a… Continue reading Looking back at 2018 in cartoons

First Footing at New Year

First Footing is still very much alive in modern Britain. A survey shows that nearly a third of people in Britain say that First Footing continues to play a part in their New Year celebrations. The greatest number of followers of the First Footing tradition (when the first person over your threshold after the clock… Continue reading First Footing at New Year

Farewell 2017, hello 2018!

Well this is my final blog post for the year. It’s been a busy old year with over 116,000 readers at the time of writing so thank-you everyone for giving me reasons to carry on blogging and sharing my questionable wisdom, hidden areas of history and occasional tourist related posts. 2017 saw the release of… Continue reading Farewell 2017, hello 2018!