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Month: November 2019

Arts

Postcard from Lille, Part 41

30th November 2019 Always Worth Saying 2725 Comments

There’s a very good story about Alan Hansen, who played for football Liverpool and Scotland in the days when Liverpool were winning European competitions (some things never change) and Scotland were qualifying for World Cup [more…]

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Crossword No. 94

30th November 2019 Going Postal 3819 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’ winner. [more…]

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The History Of Christmas Number Ones 1952 – 1999, Part One: 1952 – 1975

29th November 2019 Going Postal 4212 Comments

Holy mince pies and brandy butter Batman! Is it bauble and tinsel time again already? It seems like we just got the last of the pine needle out of the carpet and here we go [more…]

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A Night in the Land of the Lucky

29th November 2019 Joe Slater 3166 Comments

Autumn 2014 So this was the plan. I was doing a Eurail circuit of France, and while in Dijon wanted to include a day or two in nearby French-speaking Switzerland. But because I was on [more…]

Arts

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

29th November 2019 Roger Ackroyd 1864 Comments

Question Time 28th November 2019 Panel: Lionel Shriver (Crazy name, not so crazy lady) Zanny Minton Beddoes (Crazy name. Bilderberger) Caroline Lucas (Just crazy) Andy McDonald (Barking) Brandon Lewis (Carpetbagger) Venue: Swindon 53% Leave. The [more…]

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Going Postal with Question Time

28th November 2019 Going Postal 1835 Comments

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Swindon. On the panel are: Brandon Lewis, chairman of the Conservative Party, Conservative; Andy McDonald, shadow transport secretary, Labour; Caroline [more…]

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Bees

28th November 2019 Going Postal 3213 Comments

I started bee-keeping, encouraged by my father-in-law, as he had been by his father-in-law. He, the former, had had to give up his bees, after collapsing in the orchard following a sting, and sold all [more…]

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The silence of the lambs

28th November 2019 Rookwood 2588 Comments

Nothing true is popular. One of the most disturbing revelations an individual human can receive is the fact that the majority are not always right. This statement might appear to be self evident, but if [more…]

Health

Diabetes – NHS under pressure

27th November 2019 Lugosi 2770 Comments

What is it they don’t understand? We all know that the NHS is either creaking or broken. Your opinion of the NHS is based on your experience and reports in the media. I have both [more…]

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