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Month: October 2019

20th Century

Address to Legion lunch 5th June 1994 at the Jameson Hotel

20th October 2019 Going Postal 2457 Comments

-1.- Thanks for introduction. Originally suggested review of OVERLORD. Broad coverage of the operation is not feasible in a talk of this sort so I won’t attempt it, except to quote something that was said at [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 35

19th October 2019 Always Worth Saying 3886 Comments

They, dear reader, say that a humble author should read, read, read as well as write, write, write. In my defence, long-suffering aficionados of our never-ending quest for Lille will have noticed, to name but [more…]

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Crossword No. 88

19th October 2019 Going Postal 4016 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winners. [more…]

19th Century

The Final Betrayal?

19th October 2019 Swiss Bob 3467 Comments

Parliamentary session to discuss the Surrender Act starts at 9.30 am. Right click to open Parliament TV I’ll add a live feed and agenda when they become available. Crossword later today. Swiss Bob Update: Ministerial [more…]

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Friday Night at GP

18th October 2019 Going Postal 4009 Comments

From time to time  it is perhaps appropriate that we should relax a little the bonds that tether us to the straight and narrow.  As we all know well, A fitting apologia for a bit of [more…]

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Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

18th October 2019 Roger Ackroyd 4554 Comments

Question Time 17th October 2019 Leicester voted to Remain by a small margin (71k to 68k). On the BBC QT Twitter page it has come up with three “essential facts” about Leicester: Leicester won the [more…]

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Going Postal with Question Time

17th October 2019 Going Postal 1957 Comments

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Leicester. On the panel are: Matt Hancock MP, secretary of state for health, Conservative; Anneliese Dodds MP, shadow treasury minister, [more…]

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Book Review: A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell – Part 2

17th October 2019 The Black Swan 3787 Comments

Published by Quill, an imprint of William Morrow & Co. 1988 paperback edition (first published 1987) ISBN 0-688-07951-2 In the previous part of this review and discussion, we looked at Part I of Thomas Sowell’s [more…]

20th Century

The Mossdale Tragedy – Part Two

17th October 2019 Blown Periphery 4136 Comments

On 24rd June 1967, while I was preparing to fail my 11-Plus exam and assemblies of foppish young men were mincing around “Swinging” London in Velvet smoking jackets and frill-fronted shirts, a group of ten [more…]

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