Sausage Life!
The column that believes in the right to wear a hat, even when it is unnecessary WARRIOR’S WOESNewly relegated Hastings & St Leonards Warriors were beaten 8-0 away by Cockmarlin Thunderbolts last Saturday, their fifth 8-0 defeat in five games.…
Politikal Pokes by lobbytroll
FULFILLING THE AIRHEAD QUOTANever let anyone tell you that the Tories are a party of misogynistic throwbacks. Now that slippery yes-woman Home Secretary Priti “Vacant” Patel and Minister for Evasion Angela Leadsom, are safely ensconced inside the tent pissing out,…
The Practicalities Of Self-Publishing
By Siobhan Harkin In the previous edition (HIP 135) we looked at some of the technological and commercial reasons why authors are choosing to self-publish, rather than attempting to find a traditional publisher for their work. Simply put, as large…
How Convergence In The Publishing Industry Created A Micropublishing Revolution
By Siobhan Harkin What is a book? The United Nations defines a book as “a nonperiodical printed publication of at least 49 pages excluding covers.” Since the great inventions of paper and printing, the book itself has changed very little…
Politikal Pokes by lobbytroll
I DON’T NORMALLY READ THIS NEWSPAPER BUT…Perhaps we were short on content, but it appears that we have now decided to publish things because “they didn’t think we would” (LEAVING THE EU – In the interests of remaining neutral, issue…
Sausage Life!
The column that thinks there’s nothing beats a good cigar after a bit of arson MYSELF: How do you feel about the EU, now that we’re in the middle of a constitutional crisis?READER: What constitutional crisis? Is there a constitutional…
Sausage Life
The column that thinks shorting the pound is the new yoga MYSELF: A friend of mine told me a very good joke the other : A joke! Excellent! I love : I know you do and you’ll love this one.…
The Lovers’ Seat in Fairlight Glen
By Gill Metcalfe Fairlight Glen has been known as ‘the most lovely spot within the immediate neighbourhood of Hastings.’ From nearby Dripping Well, the ‘Lovers’ Seat’ is situated on a ledge of rock just below the edge of the cliff,…
Politikal Pokes by lobbytroll
HOW TO IGNORE PRAGMATISM AND STAMPEDE OVER THE CLIFF LIKE PROPER LEMMINGSSince the UK’s quiet little right-wing coup has taken over Downing Street, we have noticed an alarming trend in online opinion-stirring which goes something like this: “It’s all a waste…
Politikal Pokes by lobbytroll
HAIR HITLERIf you don’t recognise the boiling resentment of 1933 Germany being reflected in this evil gang of swivel-eyed villains, the engineers of a coup that has just taken over the government of the UK, then you are blind, mad,…