The Supreme Court has ruled that three former Labour MPs should face criminal trials over their expenses claims. They are David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine and they have been claim… Read More
I am delighted today to be the next stop on The Body on the Doorstep blog tour. I have a fascinating post exclusively for Carole's Book Corner by AJ MacKenzie on 'Building Characters'… Read More
A Romney Marsh MysteryPublished by Zaffre 21 April 2016Kent, 1796. Smugglers’ boats bring their illicit cargoes of brandy and tobacco from France to land on the beaches of the Channel… Read More
Published by Zaffre on 20 April 2017On the frozen fields of Romney Marsh stands New Hall; silent, lifeless, deserted. In its grounds lies an unexpected Christmas offering: a corpse, frozen i… Read More
Welcome to The Drum Creative Works, in partnership with Workfront.
As always, this section is dedicated to showing the best creative work and gives you, the reader, the chance to decide … Read More
Still with the herd
Man, as they say, is a gregarious animal, and wearing horns could become the male of our species, but etymology sometimes makes unpredictable leaps. I of course knew tha… Read More
MADonnelly is a published poet, a Vermonter, a good friend. As guest reviewer on this blog, she brings a hint of Irish delight to the space. And you know what the Irish say: May your home al… Read More
Hundreds of people heading into their third day stranded on a mountain in B.C.’s Fraser Valley could be waiting days more for a rough-and-ready, makeshift p… Read More
The National Lottery is gambling on its biggest ever brand campaign to show that even if you fail to hit the jackpot, it is Team GB and ParalympicsGB who are the real winners.
Featuring a bo… Read More
A man involved in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings made a ‘full confession’ to the murders in an interview with the journalist and former Labour MP Chris Mullin, the Old Bailey… Read More
You can only rise, conquer and achieve by lifting up your thoughts.Major General E.W. Chaytor with staff and Model T Ford Utility, Palestine, 1917 | James Allan Chauvel | State Library of Ne… Read More