Author: Leigh Banks

Stravinsky often wore his specs on his face and his shades on his head, giving the impression that he could go from light to the darkness with a flick of the wrist. It was a pose of course, but a statement too from a strange, determined man who was almost ruthless in his pursuit of… Continue reading Doing the ‘Stravinsky stomp’ in St Petersburg

No one knows for sure how many black bears live in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia. But it is thought there are about 800. And, generally, they are getting by quite well, thank you. However, as the forests in the foothills have fallen to fire, axe and pestilence the little mountain city of Poprad… Continue reading Grin and bear it – here is the moooos from a ‘wild’ mountain city

Boris’s baffling new Northern lock-down rules are causing real fear and despair in Manchester. A darkness of mood has descended on the city famous for its nightlife and music. And its the elderly and the lonely who seem to be suffering the most after they were granted small bubbles of hope a few weeks ago… Continue reading Real-life loneliness and fear as Boris’s new ‘barmy’ lock-down rules burst the Northern bubble…

Q. My daughter bought a 4×4 for £15,000 and took it on a holiday trip. It broke down an had to be taken on a low-loader 220 miles back to the car dealer. My daughter wants her money back – what are her chances? A.You should allow the trader a reasonable time to respond to… Continue reading Why dealer is driving me mad!

This cross is for all the mums, dads and grandparents who are fighting for their children’s rights through the world’s dreadful, draconian family courts. These awful ghosts of what was once family law are witch-hunting absent parents and treating them as if they are the evil doers. Some victims of these befuddled and careless ‘judges’… Continue reading The cross we carry as family courts use our children as weapons against us

Warring parents are said to be using coronavirus as a weapon to stop their estranged partners spending time with their children.  On top of this, a leading campaigner has revealed how many parents are killing themselves because of parental alienation. Andrew John Teague, from D.A.D.s and NAAP, said this: “I was up until 5am with… Continue reading Last exit to nothing as warring parents use coronavirus as weapon

By poet and songwriter Giles Watson I vividly remember the moment recorded in this video below, because I was there at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in 1986, and Bob Dylan was my hero. He had helped me to confirm me in my own calling as a poet and a songwriter, and the songs from his… Continue reading How Bob exposed flesh-coloured Christs that glowed in the garden

This week, the Preservation Society and AirTVinternational take a criticical look at three of our most controversial broadcasters… Here Leigh Gonzos the man who claims to be a journalist Nigel Farage … We have a bit of a retrospective with a real McCoy journalist Peter Hitchens, one of the most outspoken men in print …… Continue reading A bit of a hitch with Hitchens? A Farrago with Farage? And a bit of a flop with Katie?

Nigel Farage has said he is joining GB News as the channel’s viewing figures plummet. Obnoxious Farage, who retired from frontline politics earlier this year, said on social media: “I will not be taking the knee on this show” in reference to star Guto Harri doing so on air last week. A very personal view … by Leigh… Continue reading That farrago of hatred in corduroy who bobs about in little boats of bile is on GB News now!

So we’ve been Trumped, Boris-ed, virus-ed and microwaved in a heatwave that could melt a plastic surgeon – in fact we’ve had a belly-ful, lock-down, shot down, knocked down and blown apart by the little Napoleons of our health watchdogs! In recompense the Preservation Society presents a compilation by writer Mark Mason for your delectation:… Continue reading Summer’s gone … winter’s coming on … what a joke – let’s Trump in the face of this kill-joy virus