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Month: March 2022

20th Century

The Innocent on Everest

31st March 2022 Going Postal 2749 Comments

Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) The special correspondent doesn’t talk about ‘assignments’. He talks about ‘jobs’. His next ‘job’ may send [more…]

Politics

The Rise of Russian Regional Hegemony

31st March 2022 Going Postal 3786 Comments

Would that Churchill be still among us A close friend with excellent credentials to discuss international politics and economics recently told me that with possible settlement talks starting between Russia and Ukraine it appears Ukraine [more…]

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Three Men on a Bike, Part One

30th March 2022 Roger Ackroyd 3054 Comments

I suppose it must have been during the 1965 Easter break from the Sixth Form that Bogs, Cough, Pat and myself decided that during the summer months between the AS level exams and the start [more…]

20th Century

Ice cream

30th March 2022 Rookwood 3879 Comments

I have a number of very simple rules that I follow in life. The first is that wherever possible, I do everything in my power to live at peace with all men. This quite naturally, [more…]

Economics

Pensions

29th March 2022 Going Postal 2591 Comments

I often hear pensioners on the radio espousing their lot and think there but for some good advice from my dear departed dad could go I. I cannot imagine living on only a state pension, [more…]

Politics

War in Ukraine: Part 2

29th March 2022 Jonathon Davies 3380 Comments

As mentioned in part one, the Ukraine situation is a trap set for Putin by the globalists. Bog down Russia and make them waste resources they cannot replace. The question is will he sniff out [more…]

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A Life in Three Honks, Honk the First

28th March 2022 Roger Ackroyd 3063 Comments

Being born in Birmingham in 1947 I was lucky enough to have ridden on the trams along Oulton Boulevard before they were scrapped in the early 50’s and regularly traveled into central Birmingham on the [more…]

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A Very Short Primer on What Causes Inflation

28th March 2022 Patrick Barron 3559 Comments

What almost everyone calls “inflation” is really a rise in the general price level. OK. But the real definition of “inflation” is inflation of the money supply. A rise in the general price level is [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 30

27th March 2022 Blown Periphery 2651 Comments

Bogota, the Andes and Venezuela Edge knew that he had to act fast and he started a methodical search of the bodies. They were all clean and all he found was a mobile phone on [more…]

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