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Month: October 2020

Emile Woolf, Going Postal
Economics

Where we are – and where we might have been

13th October 2020 Emile Woolf 0

More than six months have elapsed since the devastating lockdown measures were first imposed on the nation, since when we have been shrouded in a fog of confusion and ineptitude. The authorities may have been [more…]

18th Century

Holding Hands – Part Two

12th October 2020 SharpieType301 0

In Part One, I explained that my husband and I travelled to Moelfre, not far from Oswestry, to see a sculptor by the name of Tony Meadows. During that visit, Tony had made an alginate [more…]

Hobbies

The Padovan Sequence and the Plastic Ratio

12th October 2020 OldTrout 0

The golden ratio is well known and is associated with the Fibonacci sequence of numbers.     (phi) is the positive root of the quadratic equation . The exact value is given by Its continued [more…]

Blown Periphery, Going Postal
Fiction

War Crimes Chapter 29 – Morrison’s Story

11th October 2020 Blown Periphery 0

Chapter 29 – Morrison’s Story “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” Morrison came down to breakfast and looked at the offerings [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Two

11th October 2020 Going Postal 0

Monday It’s another week and your Westminster cat correspondent is back with a few tales (I nearly said cat tails). As usual, I sat on the papers after breakfast so that they wouldn’t be moved [more…]

Arts

The Swaling, Part Twenty Four

10th October 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Singapore being a Commonwealth country the British Embassy was really a High Commission and the Ambassador, a High Commissioner. Since both high commissioners and ambassadors are addressed as ‘Your Excellency’, myself, my wife Nicole and [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 139

10th October 2020 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 138 – Audrey’s Daughter. Answers with next [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1960

9th October 2020 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Elvis is Back This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the link [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

9th October 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 8th October 2020 Panel: Gillian Keegan (Conservative) Andy Burnham (Labour) Donna Kinnair (Royal College of Nursing) Michael Portillo (Broadcaster) Yanis Varoufakis (Economist and Greek Politician) Venue: Coventry In Westminster politics, Coventry is a [more…]

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