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Month: January 2020

Christianity

Daniel – a Prophetic Vision Part 5

12th January 2020 1642again 2057 Comments

Nebuchadnezzar’s Madness, Belshazzar’s Feast and the Fall of Babylon In a prophetic book of such striking imagery and dramatic scenes as that of Daniel, the accounts of Nebuchadnezzar’s madness, Belshazzar’s Feast and the Fall of [more…]

Arts

Postcard from Lille, Part 46

11th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 3244 Comments

We are a family of six taking a late November weekend break in chilly Northern France. It is the year 2018. We are split into three teams as, unfortunately, I have accidentally booked us into [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 100

11th January 2020 Going Postal 3413 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a 100th special edition prize. Many thanks to Richard for all his efforts. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email [more…]

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Cars

10th January 2020 Lugosi 4047 Comments

I was musing on this subject while driving. How our age has determined our choice of cars and how cars have evolved through technology. Have you noticed how cars no longer get Rust Monster disease [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

10th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 3562 Comments

Question Time 9th January 2020 Panel: Brandon Lewis (Conservative) Clive Lewis (Labour) Anne McElvoy (The Economist) Miatta Fahnbulleh (New Economics Foundation) Max Hastings (Writer) Venue: Oxford For a short while longer, dear reader, we will [more…]

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Going Postal with Question Time

9th January 2020 Going Postal 1987 Comments

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Oxford. On the panel are: Brandon Lewis MP, minister for security and deputy for EU Exit and No Deal preparation, [more…]

16th Century

The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 4

9th January 2020 Blown Periphery 3335 Comments

Senglea and Birgu On the day St Elmo fell La Valette received news that a relief force had landed in the north of the island. Under pressure from the Order, the Viceroy had sent two [more…]

21st Century

Pandora’s Bug

9th January 2020 Tachybaptus 2462 Comments

How long ago it seems! But it is barely four years since I was a senior researcher at Porton Down, sitting on a shiny chair at a varnished desk and tapping the delicate keyboard of [more…]

20th Century

The Morgenthau Plan behind the scenes

8th January 2020 well_chuffed 4087 Comments

Having written about the Morgenthau Plan, I finally found my book that detailed all the behind the scenes machinations involved in producing the Plan. It is not a pretty sight seeing as many of those [more…]

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