Four short stories about people that have hired fancy dress outfits, and the unintended consequences that followed. All are unconnected to each other. THE DEVIL Bertie, who was in fact a morbidly overweight gay Vicar, thought it would be a source of Devilish fun to attend the party for the second time as the Devil himself. The previous year, the outfit had fitted perfectly, but on the day this year, it was discovered at the very last minute that he’d gained weight to such an extent that ge...

It’s seven years since Del and Julie started their love affair. Julie has her own business as an Estate Agent and is unmarried. He’s a detective with the Police force and has recently been promoted to the position of a Sergeant. He’s married to Jo, who is a friend of Julie’s. They have two teenage sons, James and Toby. When the affair is discovered he’s thrown out of the house and life as he’d known it is finished. His lover is raped after a night out and even that relationship ends in cha...

This analysis of political speeches and televised political interviews in the UK, based on the Annual Party Conferences (1996-2000) and the last five general elections (1983-2001), evaluates the interview skills of politicians and political interviewers, investigates how and why politicians equivocate and handle interruptions and examines the nature of applause, both invited and uninvited, in political speeches.

Social interaction in recent years has become the focus of systematic scientific research in a wide variety of academic disciplines. In Communication under the Microscope, Peter Bull shows how communication has become an object of study in its own right, which can be dissected in the finest detail through the use of film and recording technology. In so doing he provides a clear and valuable introduction into the theory and practice of microanalysis.Bull argues that microana...

Cornelius Left University with a degree, but has done nothing with his first class education. He lives with his parents, his mother dotes on him and waits on him hand and foot, while his father sees him as a lazy good for nothing slob, who hasn't done a day's work in years. He spends all day either on, or in his bed, supposedly working on the the problems of the world, while his father is out at work. Corny meets an old school friend on one of his rare days out which sets off a disastrous ...

James and Nat go back to sea for the last time, taking young John, who is James's son, and his best friend Joe Arnold. After a violent and horrendous act from Tom Crow against his old partner, they are forced to sail back early from India, when they are caught up in a fearsome storm. On their return, James and Nat hand over the ship to young John and Joe. They will spend five years with Tom Crow, learning the ropes to become Captains themselves. Their adventures begin on their first voyage...

Detective Nick Green recognises the corpse of a drug dealer he'd arrested years earlier, but says nothing to his current partner in the case. His memory of the man's sexy wife prompts him into looking her up. A relationship starts but he soon discovers that she is far from innocent herself. He disposes of vital evidence in order to protect her, but the police are onto him. They watch and listen as he digs himself deeper and deeper in search of love

Four life-long friends in their seventies who are discontented with their lives, and are fed up with being broke whilst watching their lives slip away, decide on a life of crime in order to give themselves one last chance of some good times. Ill health haunts them all. They plan to steal sheep, but it isn’t as easy as they’d expected. When one of them dies after their first caper, their determination becomes stronger, so they change plans and go into growing cannabis, often with funny resu...

Rory suspects that his wife Sadie,is having an affair with John,his best friend. He can hardly believe that John would do such a thing to him,but when his suspicions are confirmed,he decides not to confront the two of them, but to destroy John's life and to divorce his wife in order to benefit from her wealth. John's drug and drink habits,and the secrets that he'd imparted to Rory over the years,are used against him. He is arrested and charged with serious offences,and whilst on bail,after...

Two young brothers are sexually abused and murdered. They are both reincarnated but to different families. James remembers what happened and bit by bit, relates it to Dennis his father, naming names. He then tracks down Bob, his original dad, and he takes terrible revenge. With the help of an autistic victim, he lures the monks to their deaths. Seven abusers are mercilessly killed, including an ex-detective, who was in charge of the original case. The second brother is found, the brothers ...

John Bull,redundant and depressed sees a jacket in a charity shop window which unbeknown to him has an historical relic in the lining. He’s drawn to the jacket but he doesn’t know why. Forces from the 15th century have chosen him to return the relic to them, and are manipulating his every move. They chose him for good reason. Back through several previous lives, he had proved himself to be resourceful, brave and capable. The forces have developed a way of transporting someone in time & Joh...

Contemporary politics is mass-communication politics. Politicians are not only seen and heard, they are seen and heard in close-up through television appearances, speeches, interviews, and on social media. In this book, the authors analyse the ways in which politicians communicate with each other, the media, and the electorate; they also discuss the implications of contemporary political discourse on the democratic process as a whole.Politicians in interviews are typically castigat...