Trickster Twelve #4
Quiz Questions (Answers below) We’ve swapped the music clips this week, so they appear in the sequences. Apologies in advance for Q3. What is the fourth thing in these sequences? 1. a) 1009 b) 101… Read More »Trickster Twelve #4
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Why hasn’t UK Transport done its share?
There are 25 years of data between the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (1994) and the most recent non-Covid year (2019). Sounds like a good time for a review? Well, here’s one anyway. Unlike most… Read More »Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Why hasn’t UK Transport done its share?
Cryptics 3
Caustic Cryptic clues A little more conventional this time! There is a link between all of these clues. Answers follow below. 1. Achieve? OMG, Leave leader dancing (badly) for former journalist (7,4) 2. Agitated siren… Read More »Cryptics 3
Exclusive: Government to choose next Archbishop of Canterbury
By our Ecclesiastical Reporter, Hywel Ridd-Mee Our analysis and contacts suggest that Government is moving to change how the Archbishop of Canterbury is selected, possibly in exchange for some “emergency roof funding”. Our contact noted… Read More »Exclusive: Government to choose next Archbishop of Canterbury
Photo of the week: Pinning – the tale
Every picture tells a story! Any captions for our high quality photo of the week? Go to Comments below.
Trickster Twelve #3
Quiz Questions (Answers below) You’ve had a couple of quizzes, to get your eye in. You may find this one a little harder. What is the 4th item in these sequences? 1. 1. January 17… Read More »Trickster Twelve #3
North Devon Surfing Songs
North Devon World Surfing Reserve I can’t be the only one thinking this….. Photo by Surfing Croyde Bay on Unsplash Surfing Devon Way If everybody had a brain fart Across the whole UK… Read More »North Devon Surfing Songs
Covid deaths: Why aren’t we more angry?
Sometimes it’s been leading the news (pre-Ukraine), sometimes it hasn’t. It’s thought by some that the Covid pandemic response may have been the difference between Trump losing and being re-elected in 2020 (see this Independent… Read More »Covid deaths: Why aren’t we more angry?
Trickster Twelve #2
Quiz Questions (Answers below) What is the 4th item in these sequences? 1. a) Quetzal b) Eagle and snake c) Eagle d) ? 2. a) Precipitation on ornamental flowers b) Sensory extensions on young felines… Read More »Trickster Twelve #2
Cryptics 2
Caustic cryptic clues There is a link between each of the odd numbered clues and each of the even numbered ones. However, there’s also a (slightly less direct) link between all of them. 1. Universal… Read More »Cryptics 2
Ed Sheeran may be the best. Is he also The Beast?
He can certainly write a good tune and based on his radio and TV interviews he seems like one of the good guys. Also his name is an anagram of “he’s earned”, which could apply… Read More »Ed Sheeran may be the best. Is he also The Beast?
Trickster Twelve #1
Quiz Questions (Answers below) What comes 4th in these sequences 1. a) New-born b) Rise c) Smell d) ? 2. a) 0 b) 1 c) x d) ? 3. ? What is the… Read More »Trickster Twelve #1
Weaver woman
Yes, it’s been a year or more, now but plenty of us still haven’t forgotten Jackie Weaver nor The Wellerman shanty. Thinking of the time when both of these items could dominate the news. Feel… Read More »Weaver woman
Cryptics 1
Caustic Cryptic clues There is a direct link between the answers to questions 1 to 8. Question 9 has a less direct link. 1. Brought back nuclear waste. Not by rail – some other way.… Read More »Cryptics 1
A tale of three emergencies (and the responses)
When is an emergency not an emergency? You’ve probably heard of the Covid emergency and no doubt you’ll be aware of the emergency measures throughout World War 2. The UK Environment and Climate Emergency, though,… Read More »A tale of three emergencies (and the responses)