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Month: May 2021

Biography

Sailing my life away, part 15

25th May 2021 Ancient Mariner 3697 Comments

COMMENT ON THE COMMENTS ON PART 14 A few readers said they appreciated my responses to comments on Part 13 so I do the same again for Part 14. Bobo provided a link for Foxoles [more…]

20th Century

Somewhere West of Laramie

25th May 2021 Going Postal 3807 Comments

It was an evening in June 1923, and a Union Pacific train – “The Overland Limited” – was working its way west across the wilds of Wyoming. Onboard was Ned Jordon, president of the Jordan [more…]

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Wolf Country: A Spiritual History of Iran

24th May 2021 cynic 2687 Comments

Introduction Paropamisidae, Arachosia, Gedrosia, Hyrcania…what strangely mellifluous names were given to the provinces of the Persian Empire conquered by Alexander, whose name became synonymous with evil in the Iranian mind. Hyrcania had echoes even in [more…]

Economics

Designing Tax Policy – it should be obvious!

24th May 2021 Emile Woolf 2192 Comments

A well-designed tax policy would extract from citizens’ wealth what’s needed by the government to protect their lives and civil liberties. It would not be designed to achieve purely political objectives, no matter how dressed [more…]

Arts

Defund the BBC, letter 1

24th May 2021 Going Postal 2686 Comments

The following letter is not intended to be legal advice. I am particularly interested to hear about any successful fraud cases against TV licence investigators.   NOTICE TO AGENT IS NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL – NOTICE [more…]

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The Man Who Played Ross – Part 20

23rd May 2021 Blown Periphery 2873 Comments

Operation Herrick VII December 2008 There was no special treatment this time. Just a flight out on the Wednesday Trooper from Brize Norton with their weapons bagged and they would be carried on board as [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety Four

23rd May 2021 Going Postal 2216 Comments

Monday I was delighted to see that it was lovely and sunny when I popped out for my pre-breakfast constitutional this morning. It was not as warm as it looked, but it was better in [more…]

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Jesus and the End Times – Matthew Chapter 24

23rd May 2021 1642again 2371 Comments

Eschatology is the study of End Times prophecy, particularly Christian prophecy, and it is fair to say that there is a fascination with End Times prophecy in the general culture even among those who would [more…]

Arts

The Swaling, Part Fifty Six

22nd May 2021 Always Worth Saying 4697 Comments

My colleague Captain Davies and I are in the constituency office of wet Tory grandee Major Sir Fergus McDee MC MP. Three hundred miles to the south, former Prime Minister Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl [more…]

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