The Ambridge Socialist
31st May
At 82 Brian wants to break free
The Ambridge Socialist can only salute Brian Aldridge even though he is on the opposite side of the class struggle. He is, so far, determined to withdraw Home Farm from the family partnership and go it alone. Does it seem likely that this would work? No.
Meanwhile Brian has e-mailed Adam (on a Friday evening) to tell him he is sacked. The grounds for dismissal were not revealed (if there were any) and it seems unlikely it is legal. However Ambridge is not a place for trade unions (at least as reported by the BBC). Rather Adam has e-mailed a lawyer who has told him he has a ‘very good case’ for invoking the mental incapacity clause in the family agreement. What the lawyer actually means is that Adam has provided a very good case for paying her or him lots of fees…
The Moral Maze
Bert has decided to go and live with Clive. Susan after an inspection reported to Tracy that Clive was cooking SpagBol for Bert. Whether it was edible was not revealed.
Later Anna and Tracy in the Bull had a conversation about the issues caring, in whatever way, for an ageing parent brings. At the end of the week, Anna reminded us she is a lesbian, (why not?) and had a sympathetic conversation with Carol. All’s well etc…
Meanwhile Kirsty has been for a check on how her pregnancy is doing. As a result she has told Kate that she is pregnant. Hmmm
Natasha wants to send the kids to a private school
Natasha has seen a bad Ofsted Report on the school the kids are due to go to in September. Typically she determines that may be a private school might be the way forward. Tom is concerned about the cost. Perhaps it’s time for a crowdfunder.
What are they drinking in The Bull?
Congratulations to The Archers on celebrating 75 years of harmless radio entertainment. I shall pop into the Bull and toast the long-running soap with a pint of Shires, apparently the only drink available, since lager, stout, mild and craft beers are never mentioned.
Toby Wood
Peterborough (Guardian)
Shires of course is a classic British cask pale ale. Adam was to be heard ordering one in The Bull (after work, Hannah Spencer plse note) but Lilian, owner, gave it to him on the house (family). However Ambridge Socialist research reveals that the big seller in The Bull, partly thanks to Lilian, are gin and tonics.
Party like its 1995
The Archers Podcast (from Hay) recreates the stables fire where Grace Archer died (September 1955). Misha Glenny points out that Godfrey Basely then Archers Editor wanted the actress who played Grace out, because she was trying to unionise the cast. Silence…. Moving on
The Archers Podcast – 86. The Death of Grace Archer at Hay Festival – BBC Sounds
David Archer, Marxism & the Roman Empire
Similarly, Bentinck looks momentarily startled when I remind him, after he reveals his suspicion that David “may not be the brightest of sparks”, that the scion to the Brookfield acres failed his maths A-level twice. But I’m not the only Archers fan willing to be brutally honest: a listener once approached him following a talk they had both attended taking a Marxist view of the Roman empire (not a topic one often hears discussed in the Bull) and told him how funny it had been to hear him asking questions – “because you sounded so intelligent!” He laughs uproariously.
Thanks to Hazel Potter for the link
Kmflett's Blog 
I wonder what was behind the killing off of Nigel Pargetter?