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Month: June 2024

Elections

Polling Predictions #20

30th June 2024 well_chuffed 2817 Comments

As we trundle into the final full week of the campaign the furore over Nigel’s Ukraine comments shows no sign of dying down. The establishment thinks it has found a surefire way of beating down [more…]

Arts

Postcard From The Scotsman

29th June 2024 Always Worth Saying 7235 Comments

Mrs AWS and I are enjoying our May day-trip to Edinburgh, but time is tight. After walloping down (£10) ice creams, we must hurry to Waverley station if only to watch our train depart the [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – A Nice Firm Bottom

28th June 2024 Going Postal 6179 Comments

Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays proudly present yet another light-loafered, lubed-up and luxuriant leap over the pavilion-end puddles of musical magnificence. Tonight’s missive will probe the [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

28th June 2024 Always Worth Saying 3284 Comments

Question Time 27th June 2024 The Panel: Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) Yvette Cooper (Labour) Stephen Flynn (SNP) Leyla Moran (LibDem) Venue: Birmingham In recent QT reviews, we’ve spotted an over-representation of the never-had-a-job community in a [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Two

27th June 2024 Going Postal 5872 Comments

Jinnie felt she was on the road to recovery. She was being pushed in a hospital wheelchair by a porter and alongside her was Paolo, and behind was a uniformed Barbados Police Service officer armed [more…]

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Yes, I Got a Heat Pump or, Why Greta Loves Me Longtime

26th June 2024 Going Postal 2566 Comments

Previously, on “Heat my House” My house is a fairly typical Swedish design, built in the 60s ( it’s 2 years younger than me) with hot water radiators. The whole house, including the heated cellar, [more…]

Conservatives

Expect The Unexpected, Part One

26th June 2024 Always Worth Saying 2641 Comments

Throughout the ballot box’s history, unexpected election results have stunned the public, defied polls, and shifted political landscapes. These surprising outcomes often reflect underlying societal changes, voter sentiment, and the unpredictability of electoral politics. As [more…]

Democracy

A View (Miles Away) From The Greenhouse…The Reform Conundrum

25th June 2024 Colin Cross 2905 Comments

I recently spent a long weekend in Llanberis celebrating my eldest daughters birthday, she chose the area because she wanted to climb Snowdon, which she did along with six of the other guests. I had [more…]

20th Century

Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Two

25th June 2024 Going Postal 3067 Comments

In 1955, at the height of the Mau Mau Rebellion, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of reports from Kenya for the Birmingham Mail and the Manchester Evening News – Jerry F Nairobi Terror [more…]

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