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Month: December 2023

20th Century

The Muslim Brotherhood, Part Eight

13th December 2023 Going Postal 0

The Septics flounce around having overthrown Saddam Hussein under false pretences, then methodically pillaging the country by the Continuity of Government (COG) ensemble, and despite having circa 200,000 troops (and mercenaries on the ground) were [more…]

20th Century

Report From Israel, 1957 – Part Two

12th December 2023 Going Postal 0

In 1957 my uncle, John Alldridge visited Israel for the Birmingham Mail. This is the second of his reports. – Jerry F Gunfire over Galilee We were sitting on the veranda under that golden guinea [more…]

Economics

The awakening of the working class

12th December 2023 Going Postal 0

It is a worn-out cliché that many (if not most) political zealots meet their downfall because of their arrogance. “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall,” the proverb goes, and it does [more…]

Arts

Kundun (1998)

11th December 2023 Going Postal 0

  I do like a good biographical film, they often portray important and fascinating figures, set in exotic locations around the world, giving snap shots of the turning points in civilization. Showing what has been [more…]

Business

Logic Prevents Bad and Unnecessary Regulation

11th December 2023 Patrick Barron 0

Much onerous and harmful government regulation can be prevented by application of well-known and well-understood principles of logic. I will use the recent regulations placed upon Americans in response to the so-called pandemic. I refer [more…]

Arts

Nigel Farage – I’m a Celebrity 2023

10th December 2023 Swiss Bob 0

It’s the final of I’m a Celeb tonight. Vote for Nigel Farage and send the media, the left and all the other snowflakes crying into their lattes. You can vote on the web here: https://www.itv.com/vote You [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fifteen

10th December 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday It’s Monday again and it’s wet again. Everyone was watching football in the office yesterday; at times they had two games on at the same time (on different TVs!). I had trouble working out [more…]

20th Century

Unlikely Battle Honours

9th December 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Scarborough is a renowned seaside town located in North Yorkshire. It is the most populous town on the Yorkshire coast with a population in the sixty thousands. The town has a rich historical background, with [more…]

Book Review

Book review: Three Lives, by Nigel Parsons

9th December 2023 Going Postal 0

According to amazon, ‘Nigel Parsons was born in an army camp in the South of England and spent many of his early years living in the remnants of the British empire, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, and [more…]

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