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Month: December 2023

Economics

The Chancellor’s “Autumn Mis-Statement” – An Exercise in Fiscal Subterfuge

4th December 2023 Emile Woolf 0

The deeply embedded disconnect between hype and reality looms larger than ever in government thinking. A little over a year ago Liz Truss attempted a dose of supply-side reforms to address the country’s desperate need [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fourteen

3rd December 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday Well, it’s Monday again and surprise, surprise it’s wet. It was nice not to have the pro-Hamas lot ‘marching for peace’ in central London on Saturday. I really wish I could understand what they [more…]

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GP Update December 2023

3rd December 2023 Swiss Bob 0

Another year and we still haven’t left the EU! plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Also another year of divide and conquer. It is surprisingly effective. TPTB shout squirrel and many of us [more…]

20th Century

Next Stop Jungle Junction

2nd December 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Following some confusion regarding a caption mentioning both Southsea and Southampton, your humble reviewer of old photographs realised that the 1949 picture in my grandparents’ family album was of a flying boat called Southsea coming [more…]

Biography

Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Thirteen

2nd December 2023 Going Postal 0

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]

Arts

Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: The Clavinet

1st December 2023 Going Postal 0

Greetings pop pickers and welcome to another edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – our occasional Campari and soda drenched probe into the rainbow and glitter world of artistes who are quite simply fabulous darling. This [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

1st December 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 30th November 2023 The Panel: Esther McVey (Conservative) Steve Reed (Labour) Layla Moran (LibDem) Andrew Neil (Journalist) Zoe Lyons (Comedian) Venue: Doncaster As a first appearance on QT in 1985 suggests, Andrew Neil [more…]

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