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Month: September 2022

20th Century

My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Two – The Darkness

30th September 2022 Philthetestmanager 0

After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop.  These are those groups or artists [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story, Book Four – Chapter Eleven

30th September 2022 Going Postal 0

Penny settled back into her business class seat next to Steven and accepted a glass of English sparkling white wine from the British Airways stewardess. She decided that she might as well make the most [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

30th September 2022 Always Worth Saying 1

Question Time 29th September 2022 The Panel: Paul Scully (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Karan Bilimoria (Businessman) Anne McElvoy (The Economist) Richard Bacon (Broadcaster) Venue: Manchester Keep calm and carry on. Bigly triggered by the show [more…]

20th Century

The British Army Against Illiteracy, 1948

29th September 2022 Going Postal 0

In August 1948 my uncle, John Alldridge, reported from Germany on the steps that the British Army was taking to combat high levels of illiteracy in the ranks – Jerry F The young soldier stood [more…]

Economics

Own Two Feet Party, Part 8.5

29th September 2022 Going Postal 0

Introduction This is an additional article as I had no idea what to write when starting this series, and it held me up months. The article draws mainly on Peter Hitchens – A Brief History [more…]

Book Review

The Adam and Eve Story

28th September 2022 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

I came across this book that had been scanned into a PDF and loaded on a website.  Not a book that I would normally read, but it piqued my interest. It proffers the theory that [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – September 1942

28th September 2022 well_chuffed 0

A funny old month September 1942 in the desert. A few attempts to break through on the sand but only half hearted. The navy was still in the thick of it and the air war [more…]

Computing

The Pocket Calculator

27th September 2022 Doc Mike Finnley 1

Introduction Some of you may know that the Doc has been ill after falling off of a ladder. A very bad accident and I was lucky not to break anything (other than my confidence at [more…]

Economics

The many perils of “Stockholm syndrome” politics

27th September 2022 Going Postal 0

It’s been a tumultuous couple of months in UK politics. After a troubled time in office, plagued by scandal, internal party frictions and much public embarrassment, Boris Johnson exited the stage leaving behind a big [more…]

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