PRIME Minister Theresa May’s early attitude to the Northern Powerhouse idea didn’t appear very enthusiastic. She certainly didn’t back it […]
Month: January 2017
David Parkin hits the gin trail, enjoys stories about a true sporting hero and gets battered by names
OTHER than this weekly blog (which has variously been described as “ramblings” “scribblings” and “drivel” – and that’s by the […]
David Parkin on tricky times for Trump, remembering Taylor and maid in Harrogate
IN a week’s time President Elect Donald Trump gets given the keys to the White House. And those hoping that […]
David Parkin on words of wisdom and a plumptious honour by Jove!
WADE through the umpteen gongs for Britain’s Rio Olympians and Paralympians and the honours given out to civil servants for […]