Compton Verney, Warwickshire

Monday, September 7th, 2009

For many years in England the only form of a gamble which didn’t involve going to a Betting Shop was the Football Pools where you had to predict the outcome of football matches. The main pools company was Littlewoods owned by the Moore’s family from Liverpool. The family have largely retired from business using their [...]

A day in Oxford

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

18 Miles from Castle Caldwell lays the city of the “Dreaming Spires”, the historic University City of Oxford. For all its attractions it can be a difficult city for the first time visitor to find their way around and see the parts which capture the athmosphere and sense of purpose of this ancient seat of [...]

Nobody wants Grotty Gatwick

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Few, other than the Celtic Sage himself, are prepared to acknowledge that I have the gift of prophecy but my followers the evidence is mounting up! In October 2008 I wrote in relation to the appalling privatised monopoly British Airports Authority and Grotty Gatwick Airport the following Sage-like words;
“As for BAA thinking that Richard Branson [...]