Pausing to reflect

We’re going to be taking our foot off the gas for the next few weeks with the blog posting on … More

Dealing with the new (ab)normal – a situation report

Dave – the editor Yet again, this is another attempt to try and assess where we are in these weird, … More

Dave – the editor With my Thurrock and Basildon Heckler hat on, I’ve become a frustrated and often angry observer … More

Dave – the editor This was the post I put up a week ago on Monday, July 19th, the day … More

Was anyone seriously expecting ‘Freedom Day’ to be anything other than an utter con? We certainly weren’t. Nor were the … More

Many residents in Thurrock will not forget the flooding the borough suffered back in January. These are the posts we … More

A few weeks ago, we posted up this review of a newly published book by Laura Dodsworth: Review: A State … More

Dave – the editor Was anyone really surprised when it was announced that the so called ‘Freedom Day’ we were … More

Dave – the editor The problem about writing these pieces on lockdowns and tiered restrictions is they’re inevitably snapshots in … More

Dave – the editor Having been an activist in one form or another since the late 1970s, I’ve lost count … More