Merrick WellsSep 22, 20173 minBeatrix Bunny BoilingGrowing up, my books of treasured choice were the Rev. W. Awdry Thomas the Tank engine series. The comings and goings of the locomotives...
Merrick WellsSep 10, 20173 minThe War for OrwellA recent war of words has erupted on twitter over who can claim the hypothetical allegiances of the political author Eric Blair, (better...
Merrick WellsSep 3, 20173 minLotería advert - xenophobia or humour?Over the past year Spanish news coverage of Brexit has not been especially, shall we say, balanced. The political class and media...
Merrick WellsMay 3, 20177 minParty or Patriotism? Why May changed her mindA week is a long time in politics” is a Harold Wilson quote that most politics observers like to roll out at times of rapid change in the...
Merrick WellsApr 5, 20175 minBetween the Rock and the Drum“I am relieved. My daughter has recently returned from her trip to Madrid. She was visiting Rajoy and paraded in front of the cameras. I...
Merrick WellsMar 24, 20174 minWe need to talk about SpexitSpaniards, in general, seem rather bemused by the rising tide of political frustration that is breaking over the rocks of Europe right...
Merrick WellsJan 30, 20172 minPelt Fiction! Campaign calls on Fantasy role players to ban fictional fur(Editor's Note: This is a real story and not a made up fantasy idea from a fevered imagination in a post satire world) The UK branch of...
Merrick WellsJan 26, 20172 minReading Glass - Literally HitlerBook Review: Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes An extraordinary example of a book that cannot be judged without delving beyond the cover....
Ben AnsellJan 11, 20173 minToothbrush & Typewriter : The scoop of the century.Clare Hollingworth 10 October 1911 - 10 January 2017 August 1939, German troops poised to invade Poland, somewhere in their midst a...