British Bramble Cocktail
Ingredients: 35ml gin 20ml lemon juice 1tsp sugar syrup 15ml blackberry liqueur Garnish – slice of lemon and a blackberry Method: Put some crushed ice in an old-fashioned tumbler glass. Simply add all of the ingredients into the glass. Shake or stir if needed. Continue reading British Bramble Cocktail
A Prayer For The Lonely
VICAR Dear Readers, I trust You are well and enjoying the summer despite the downpours. Welcome to Sunday! It’s a sad fact of life today that our towns, cities and villages are replete with lonely people. I see them all around. Even in an age when technology binds us closer together, somehow there are many who fall through the gaps of our society and are … Continue reading A Prayer For The Lonely
Gay Africa Must Be Heard
BY JON ALEXANDER With all the recent hype over Trump getting elected, Brexit, the Conservatives staying in power, you’d think that gay rights in the U.K. and U.S. were due to be ripped from us and everything we’ve achieved thrown out of the window. Naturally, it was just that…hype. Donald Trump was the only candidate to go into the election “pro-gay” as it were, both … Continue reading Gay Africa Must Be Heard
The Nuisance of Nuisance Calls
BY BEN EAGLE For many of us, it’s a standard part of our day; the phone rings and when you answer you find yourself speaking to somebody who is trying to sell you something or convince you that you have recently had a car accident and should claim compensation through them. You almost certainly didn’t ask them to ring. At best the call will irritate … Continue reading The Nuisance of Nuisance Calls
The Wrath of Khan
BY JAMIE FOSTER Everyone, it would appear, needs an enemy to define themselves by. Sadiq Khan, as Mayor of London, needs an enemy befitting his dignity as leader of one of the world’s most important cities. He can’t really pick a fight with the leader of Aberystwyth Town Council. Khan would appear a bully, willing to trade blows beneath his weight class. He also can’t … Continue reading The Wrath of Khan
The Girl Who Owned A Rainbow
BY MAHIMA SHARMA ‘Swift and sloshing over the rocks, River of Life flows like a song. Some will see…only the hurdles, But other few…just sing along. Smiling through the battles, It is nothing a cost in giving. Laughing through the sorrows, Making each day worth living. Clouds are dark, sound scary & deep? No. Stars await, beyond my leap. Storm, lightening or … Continue reading The Girl Who Owned A Rainbow
Beelzebeeb
BY MATTHEW CORRIGAN I suppose it might have escaped your notice, but yesterday the BBC released details of how much it pays its on-air talent*. Once the news began to seep out, one or two people were rather put out. A handful of them turned to social media and began to express their displeasure… Hang on. Let’s do this properly… At eleven in the morning … Continue reading Beelzebeeb
A Week In Identity Politics
BY SAM WHITE If someone were to ask, “what’s the best way to divide society, make everyone hate each other, and bring the whole thing to a state of collapse from the inside?” I might answer with just two words: “identity politics”. It’s difficult to imagine a more regressive approach to life than that endorsed by this horrible philosophy. As a quick reminder, the ideology … Continue reading A Week In Identity Politics
Countryside Terrine
Ingredients: Thyme sprig(s) : 1 whole Fine salt : 14 g Chinese 5 spices : 1 g Coarse ground white pepper : 1 g Pork tenderloin(s) : 400 g Pork belly : 400 g Pork throat meat : 300 g Pork caul fat : 200 g Onion(s) : 1 whole French stick : 100 g Semi-skimmed milk : 100 ml Whole egg(s) : 4 whole … Continue reading Countryside Terrine
