Arts
A Brave New World
Consider if you will, just how much our society has changed in your lifetime. I’m fully aware that at the age of 37 I’m one of the younger denizens of Going Postal, yet I can [more…]
Month: October 2018
Authoritarianism
Those Damn Nazis Again
Once again it seems we are back to labelling everyone and anything as far-right. It’s a repeating theme and I feel as though I am bashing my head against a metaphorical brick wall. Again, we [more…]
Arts
The Inflation Conundrum
Typically, the general public confuses any economic phenomenon with its manifestation. Both are thought of as the same thing. For example, the phenomenon “inflation” is assumed to mean the same thing as its manifestation, which [more…]
Hobbies
The Orbit-Stabiliser Theorem
Some notation and definitions. is a finite group. is the order (size) of a group. is a finite set. is the order (size) of a set. Group action : For an action of the group [more…]
History
First World War Myths Lies and Distortions
“War is too important to be left to the Generals.” Why should that be so? Is flying an aeroplane too important to be left to the pilot? Is neurosurgery too important to be left to [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 36
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug – the only way you can now acquire one! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm today subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Eighty Four
Bowson heard through the radio that operational control was being passed to the military, they all knew what that meant. He was summoned back to the temporary situation base in the north-eastern corner of Cavendish [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – 1955
Featured song: Bill Haley & His Comets with “Rock Around the Clock”. This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 [more…]
Fiction
War Crimes – Epilogue Two
Former Detective Inspector Charles Hope became a very successful novelist. He wrote scathingly satirical, comedy novels about the police service, which won him few friends among serving officers and the Police Federation, but a huge [more…]