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https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2017/01/in-praise-of-dutch-mulholland.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: In praise of Dutch Mulholland Still writing in those lazy days between Christmas and New Year's Day, Lord Bonkers salutes a Liberal hero. Thursday It is high time t... in praise oflord bonkersliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2011/12/lord-bonkers-diary-bob-willis-on.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Bob Willis on Portland Bill Christmas Day wouldn't be Christmas Day without a word from me, what? - Bonkers Friday I was sad see to those Pakistani fellows jaile... lord bonkersbob willisliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2009/05/lord-bonkers-g20-demands-are-slowly.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' G20 demands are slowly being met Lord Bonkers' participation in the G20 protest march is rapidly bearing fruit. First it is announced that Honeysuckle Weeks is to return t... lord bonkersliberalenglanddemandsslowly https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2018/09/lord-bonkers-diary-orphans-on-line.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Orphans on the line A happy glimpse of life on the Bonkers Hall Estate (whatever Ofsted says). Friday Like many landowners, I have built a narrow-gauge ra... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiaryorphans https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2009/12/lord-bonkers-diary-pirate-ships-return.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Pirate ships return to Rutland Water Another week at Bonkers Hall has draws to a close. Sunday Walking beside Rutland Water this morning, I am pleased to discover that the pirat... lord bonkerspirate shipsreturn toliberalengland https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2015/06/lord-bonkers-diary-coffee-with-freddie.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Coffee with Freddie A Liberal Democrat adviser adjusts to the new political landscape. Coffee with Freddie Who should I meet when I drop into a Westminste... lord bonkerscoffee withliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2011/03/let-lord-bonkers-be-your-agony-uncle.html?m=0 Liberal England: Let Lord Bonkers be your agony uncle A reminder that Lord Bonkers will be answering readers' letters in the next issue of Liberator. He has already heard from Anxious of No... lord bonkersliberalenglandletagony https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/03/lord-bonkers-diary-alpacas-sitting-in.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Alpacas sitting in the front row And so another week with Rutland's most celebrated fictional peer draws to a close. I also found the The Blue Bell that weekend and can hear... lord bonkersin theliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2017/09/crossbow-stops-play-at-oval-lord.html?m=0 Liberal England: Crossbow stops play at The Oval - Lord Bonkers comments Like all cricket fans, I was shocked when a crossbow bolt was fired on to the field at The Oval yesterday. But Lord Bonkers writes excl... play atthe ovallord bonkersliberalengland https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2013/08/lord-bonkers-diary-why-isnt-sarah.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Why isn't Sarah Teather a knight? Thursday Do you know Sarah Teather? She is a charming young woman, even though I had some sharp things to say about her reaction to the ... lord bonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2019/02/lord-bonkers-diary-saucy-baroness-scott.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The Saucy Baroness Scott With the cancellation of Seaborne Freight's contract yesterday, shares in Rutland Ferries will probably rise further when the Oakham Excha... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarysaucy https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2022/07/lord-bonkers-30-years-ago-talking-to.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers 30 years ago: Talking to the Labour Party In fact it's slightly more than 30 years ago. I have neglected until now to give an extract from Lord Bonkers' Diary in the June 1992 Libera... lord bonkersyears ago https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2007/08/lord-bonkers-diary-sunday.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Sunday And so the week comes to a close: Seeking respite from the hurly burly of the film festival , I go for a walk beside Rutland Water. I soon f... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarysunday https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2018/04/lord-bonkers-diary-stilton-man.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Stilton Man Today an archaeological discovery in Rutland leads to a re-evaluation of his lordship's family history. Tuesday You may have heard of ... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarystilton https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2020/07/lord-bonkers-diary-great-liberal.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The great Liberal philosopher L.T. Duckworth Lord Bonkers, it appears, will not be taking sides in the current Liberal Democrat leadership election, but he does have trenchant things to... lord bonkersthe greatliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/04/lord-bonkers-diary-hang-out-your.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: "Hang out your hearing flaps, Daddy-o" Auberon Waugh once described his Private Eye column as a new art form: "a work of pure fantasy, except that the characters in it were real.... lord bonkershang out https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2019/06/lord-bonkers-diary-where-bollocks-to.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Where "Bollocks to Brexit" came from It's the slogan that turned around Liberal Democrat fortunes and this entry reveals where it came from. Thursday What a pleasure it wa... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2018/08/lord-bonkers-diary-great-seal-of.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The Great Seal of Rutland dives in So far things are going surprisingly well with the old boy's voyage along the Rutland Union Canal. Wednesday A splendid first day, tho... the great seallord bonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2017/03/lord-bonkers-diary-rutland-banana.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The Rutland banana The end of our week at Bonkers Hall. I can confirm that the Rutland banana does exist, but they are buggers to peel. Sunday One hears ... lord bonkersthe rutlandliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2020/07/lord-bonkers-diary-wernher-von-braun-of.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The Wernher von Braun of the Flow Country Jamie Stone is fast becoming a cult figure. If Lord Bonkers can talk him into being the first Liberal Democrat MP on Mars his fame will only... wernher von braunlord bonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2004/10/lord-bonkers-links.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' links I have begun the process of updating Lord Bonkers' website, begining with the links page. If you do go there, please let me know of any br... lord bonkersliberalenglandlinks https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2015/09/lord-bonkers-diary-paying-our-respects.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Paying our respects to Stephen Lewis Thursday We gather on the village green to pay our respects to the actor Stephen Lewis, who died a few days ago. His passing reminds me ... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2023/07/lord-bonkers-diary-lynched-during-lunch.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Lynched during the lunch interval I am pleased to see such a clear condemnation of what happened at Lord's. As to the widely publicised reason for the closure of the Bonkers ... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarylynched https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2010/03/lord-bonkers-diary-sarah-teathers-sense.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Sarah Teather's sense of humour Tuesday To Westminster: whom should I come across but Sarah Teather? She is considering which measure to promote should she secure a favoure... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2009/12/lord-bonkers-blogs-live-from-copenhagen.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers blogs live from Copenhagen "Could I have another one of those delicious pastries please?" lord bonkersliberalenglandblogslive https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2010/12/lord-bonkes-liveblogs-englands-retentin.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers liveblogs England's retention of The Ashes 01:17 Lord Bonkers has disappeared down his drive, leading a lengthy conga in the direction of the Bonkers' Arms. I suspect he has finished... lord bonkersof theliberalenglandliveblogs https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2008/01/lord-bonkers-diary-coaching-nick-clegg.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Coaching Nick Clegg First it was Tuesday . Now it's: Wednesday I am called to Cowley Street to give our new leader the benefit of my long expression of dealing ... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarycoaching https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2009/02/lord-bonkers-favourite-xi-11-dobbin.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Favourite XI: 11. Dobbin 11. Dobbin Though his chief contribution was made pulling the heavy roller, Dobbin was always happy to turn out if we were a man short and o... lord bonkersliberalenglandfavouritexi https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2018/04/lord-bonkers-diary-dance-frog-man-dance.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: "Dance, Frog Man, dance" How is Nigel Farage's American television career going? Lord Bonkers has been sent the latest news. Thursday M. Farage, the funny litt... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarydance https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2012/09/lord-bonkers-diary-when-visiting-corby.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: When visiting Corby... The end of our latest visit to the world of Lord Bonkers. He appears in each issue of Liberator magazine. When visiting Corby... I tr... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiaryvisiting https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2009/04/lord-bonkers-diary-nick-clegg-gets.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Nick Clegg gets a haircut Our week at Bonkers Hall continues. Wednesday Not having seen Clegg at Westminster for a good couple of weeks (really, he must buck his idea... lord bonkersnick cleggliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2008/11/lord-bonkers-diary-robocalling.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Robocalling Wednesday The telephone is brought to me and the voice at the other end says: "Hello this is Nick Clegg. I am ringing to tell you about the ... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2013/06/lord-bonkers-diary-violent-bonham.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Violent Bonham-Carter's manor Friday To Whitechapel to conduct a party of tourists about the yards and courts of this insalubrious district. Today we are concerned nei... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiaryviolent https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2017/05/lord-bonkers-diary-not-as-strong-and.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: "Not as strong and stable as she thought" The prime minister visits Rutland in today's entry. With hilarious consequences. Wednesday Despite the blustery weather, I call on one... lord bonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/04/lord-bonkers-diary-councils-are-not-all.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Councils are not All The Same Size I must say Lord Bonkers is taking the prospect of the abolition of Rutland lightly, but then he's been here before. Sir Keith Joseph spent t... all the samelord bonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2015/04/lord-bonkers-diary-richard-iii-twycross.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Richard III, Twycross Zoo and Foxton Locks The new issue of Liberator arrives, which means that it is time for another visit to Bonkers Hall. His lordship's remarks here appear to... lord bonkersrichard iii https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2024/09/lord-bonkers-diary-my-hereditary-peer.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: My hereditary peer peers "Beaver Castle" eh? I think I can see what's going to happen this week. Meanwhile, I am reminded that in the early days of these diaries Lo... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiaryhereditary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2009/11/lord-bonkers-diary-new-gun-dog.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: A new gun dog Friday A busy day on the old demesne supervising Meadowcroft as he sweeps up the fallen leaves and training my younger gun dogs. One puppy c... lord bonkersa newliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2017/05/lord-bonkers-diary-freddie-and-fiona-at.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Freddie and Fiona at the New New European The old boy's young friends turn up in all the most important places. Tuesday To the offices of the New New European. Who should I fin... lord bonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2018/05/lord-bonkers-on-ukip-and-black-death.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers on Ukip and the Black Death I mentioned to Lord Bonkers this morning that the general secretary of Ukip had likened his party to the Black Death . It prompted the old... lord bonkersand theliberalenglandukip https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2008/01/lord-bonkers-diary-shane-mcgowan-and.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Shane McGowan and Nick Clegg Friday My dinner guest at the Hall this evening is none other than the noted popular musician Mr Shane McGowan. Do you know him? He is an Ol... lord bonkersshane mcgowanliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2014/03/lord-bonkers-diary-pearly-kings-and.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Pearly Kings and Queens and Sir Percy Harris The end of another week at Bonkers Hall, though you can hear the old boy speak in Leicester next Friday. Sunday My peers has bee... kings and queenslord bonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2011/12/lord-bonkers-vs-lord-oakeshott-on.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers vs Lord Oakeshott on winter fuel payments Lord Bonkers writes exclusively for Liberal England: I fear our own Lord Oakeshott has made something of a fool of himself on the Daily ... lord bonkerswinter fuelliberalenglandvs https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-pivotal-year-lord-bonkers-in-2017.html Liberal England: A pivotal year: Lord Bonkers in 2017 January The year began with Lord Bonkers being told by a Well-Behaved Orphan that "chimbleys is awkward things", praising Dutch Mulhol... lord bonkersliberalenglandpivotalyear https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2010/09/lord-bonkers-diary-liberals-against.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Liberals Against Choice The end of another week at Bonkers Hall. I met a member of Liberals Against Choice in Westminster the other day. He thrust a leaflet advert... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarychoice https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2015/12/lord-bonkers-in-2015.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers in 2015 You can find a selection of the old boy's wit and wisdom over on Liberator's blog : [The Revd Hughes] tells me he has arranged for a loc... lord bonkersliberalengland https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2018/06/lord-bonkers-diary-behind-falafels.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Behind the falafels How, I hear you ask, have Freddie and Fiona been getting on? Lord Bonkers has the answer. Tuesday Wandering the well-kempt streets of ... lord bonkersbehind theliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2006/02/lord-bonkers-in-guardian.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers in the Guardian Every day the Guardian carries a feature called Today on the Web. It consists of short extracts from blogs on a particular theme. (Ironical... lord bonkersin theliberalenglandguardian https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/03/lord-bonkers-diary-we-found-them.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: We found them Terribly Fiddly I might have known who was behind this policy. At lunchtime on the Saturday I left Lord Bonkers to his own devices and went to look for the ... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiaryfound https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2017/09/lord-bonkers-diary-sycamores-are.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The sycamores are looking distinctly nervous The Bonkers Hall Estate is noted for its coverts and hangers, so it is no surprise that Lord Bonkers should take a dim view of Labour poli... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2018/04/lord-bonkers-diary-dance-frog-man-dance.html?m=1 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: "Dance, Frog Man, dance" How is Nigel Farage's American television career going? Lord Bonkers has been sent the latest news. Thursday M. Farage, the funny litt... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarydance https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2007/07/lord-bonkers-on-aftermath-of-ealing.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers on the aftermath of Ealing Southall Lord Bonkers writes exclusively for Liberal England: I learn from authoritative sources that David Cameron is planning to seek asylum in Rw... lord bonkersthe aftermathliberalenglandealing https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2007/08/lord-bonkers-diary-wednesday.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Wednesday After Monday and Tuesday our Creator has placed: Wednesday What a worry these floods are! Today I visit Witney in Oxfordshire, where I mee... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiarywednesday https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2012/02/lord-bonkers-diary-fall-of-david.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The fall of David Attenborough It is time to spend a few days at Bonkers Hall, home of the Liberal MP for Rutland South-West 1906-10. The fall of David Attenborough ... lord bonkersthe fallliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2014/01/lord-bonkers-diary-slaves-freed-from.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Slaves freed from political collective And so our week with Rutland's most celebrated fictional peer draws to a close. Sunday The wireless news tells me that a number of slav... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiaryslaves https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/03/lord-bonkers-diary-unpleasant-scenes.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Unpleasant scenes outside the hall If you heard jeering on you way into the spring conference at York, it appears from that it probably came from militant young badgers. And g... lord bonkersoutside theliberalenglanddiary https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2007/02/frank-field-takes-lord-bonkers-advice.html Liberal England: Frank Field takes Lord Bonkers' advice Frank Field has called on the Labour Party to pass on the opportunity of having Gordon Brown as its next leader. Writing in the Guardian th... frank fieldlord bonkersliberalenglandtakes https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2013/06/lord-bonkers-diary-clear-off-m-farage.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Clear off, M. Farage As so often, the old boy has proved prophetic . Saturday In my long experience, new parties grow like mushrooms but rarely survive lo... lord bonkersliberalenglanddiaryclear https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2021/09/lord-bonkers-diary-noted-east-end.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The noted East End gangster and philanthropist When I came across this entry in the old boy's diary, with its characteristic interest in Evan Harris's long-running feud with the local pea... lord bonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/01/lord-bonkers-diary-two-well-behaved.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Two Well-Behaved Orphans with their faces stained green The new Liberator - that's issue 427 - is out today. You can download it free of charge from the magazine's website. Among the articles thi... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2024/11/lord-bonkers-diary-pimped-with.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Pimped with underglow lights and belting out Hildegard of... With Lord Bonkers taking such an interest in the animal kingdom - whether it's farming it, conversing with it or eating it - it was inevitab... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2023/07/lord-bonkers-diary-ofwat-ofgem-ofthis_22.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Charabanc trips to the coast have been booked Lord Bonkers' magnanimity towards our Conservative opponents is legendary. By this I mean that many people have heard of it, but few have se... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2022/07/lord-bonkers-diary-revd-hughes-has.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: The Revd Hughes has taken refuge in the crypt beneath St... This just in... A report from Rutland as it suffers or enjoys its hottest day in history. Meadowcroft's not going to like that. Tuesday We a... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2009/06/some-vintage-lord-bonkers.html?m=0 Liberal England: Some vintage Lord Bonkers Wit and wisdom from Rutland's most celebrated fictional peer. On the first Gulf War (March 1991) Yesterday's melancholy has abated and I am ... liberalenglandvintagelordbonkers https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2011/12/lord-bonkers-diary-rogered-by-past.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Rogered by a past winner of the 2,000 Guineas The new issue of Liberator is with subscribers, so it is time to pass another week at Bonkers Hall. Monday What a splendid fellow Pri... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2023/06/lord-bonkers-30-years-ago-duchess-of.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers 30 years ago: The Duchess of Rutland showed me her Belvoir I don't know if anyone else reads this feature, but Lord Bonkers certainly does. So it's time to go back 30 years and see what the old boy w... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2022/07/lord-bonkers-diary-i-strongly-advise.html?m=0 Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: I strongly advise you to give your bargepole the day off Grant Shapps announced his campaign for leadership of the Conservative Party on 9 July 2022 and withdrew from the race on 12 July, If he doe... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/06/lord-bonkers-diary-commander-gideon-dr.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: Commander Gideon, Dr Simon Sparrow and the girls of St... Lord Bonkers continues to be untroubled by issues of low self-esteem. Those ubiquitous - and least on his estate - birds the hamwee and the... https://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2023/12/lord-bonkers-diary-over-herbal-tea.html Liberal England: Lord Bonkers' Diary: All over the herbal tea market like a boss One day we may discover what befell those nuns to cause the sudden closure of the Bonkers Hall Safari Park. I have, incidentally, never been...