Category Archives: Yorkshireness

>In The Club Style

>Now it can be told. I’m a member of a club where men go to meet other men, and women are not allowed. There used to be dozens of these social clubs throughout the North. They were set up during … Continue reading

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>The Diaspora

>Being lazy. Three trains cancelled. Tuts and frowns as I squeeze my bike on at a colourless Stratford. Elbows. Feet. Blackberrys. Ipods. The Metro. Mortgages. Dan Brown. Liverpool street. Doors, suits, barriers. A public school accent. “Yorkshire? Saw the sticker … Continue reading

Posted in Diaspora, Expats, Homesickness, London, Yorkshire, Yorkshireness | 1 Comment

>Porky

> Just back from a visit up home. Surprisingly few headlines like this in The Evening Standard.

Posted in Elvis, Pigs, Yorkshire, Yorkshireness | 4 Comments