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Month: May 2023

Biography

Trade Plating Around England, Part Six

13th May 2023 Going Postal 2342 Comments

This time, We go digital and getting between jobs Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part one is here Part [more…]

20th Century

G1E2 – Origins of the Motown – The Early Days

12th May 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2019 Comments

On a personal note, I would like to thank all the puffins for their kind words and thoughts, not just on the site, but e-mails and messages over these past few weeks.  Sadly, I am [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

12th May 2023 Always Worth Saying 2418 Comments

Question Time 11th May 2023 The Panel: Helen Whatley (Conservative) Thangam Debbonaire (Labour) Ash Sarkar (Broadcaster) Richard Coles (Broadcaster) Nick Ferrari (Broadcaster) Venue: Bexhill-on-Sea This week’s diverse and inclusive Question Time features a full house [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Eleven

11th May 2023 Going Postal 2081 Comments

Just before 8 o’clock on Thursday morning Jinnie drove her Lexus up to the car park barrier and pressed the button labelled “Visitors please press for entry.” She heard it buzz and within seconds she [more…]

Elections

Manifestos

11th May 2023 well_chuffed 2513 Comments

With news about a trannyfesto doing the rounds, political manifestos spring to mind. These are taken so seriously by our misguided political parties you could be forgiven for thinking they are like the Ten Commandments [more…]

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Postcard From Manipur

10th May 2023 Always Worth Saying 1964 Comments

In seach of a hidden gem “Lucky bugger,” muttered Swiss Bob as he sat beside the log fire at the staff end of the Explorer’s Room in the exclusive Going Post Gentleman’s (Ladies welcome) Club [more…]

20th Century

African Regime Gone Bad – On To Kampala

10th May 2023 Going Postal 2613 Comments

In the 1980s Ali Porteous and Tim Cooper were filmmakers taking extraordinary risks. Having filmed the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, they heard about a suspected genocide in Central Uganda and hooked up with an [more…]

21st Century

A View From The Greenhouse; On Matters Monarchical And Sartorial

9th May 2023 Colin Cross 2084 Comments

The sheep are back. The rent for the ground is conditional, a bit like having a caravan at the seaside, on it only being “occupied” for a maximum ten months of the year. Consequently, although [more…]

Economics

Characteristics of Government Today

9th May 2023 Emile Woolf 2418 Comments

Two hundred years ago Lord Macauley wrote “the measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out”. This intriguing insight is as  true of [more…]

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