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Month: July 2024

America

Outwith The Expected Path

31st July 2024 Always Worth Saying 3130 Comments

American presidencies have typically followed the expected path of an election cycle, with presidents either completing their terms or being voted out of office. However, the history of the United States includes several presidencies that [more…]

21st Century

Kenya Is Not Asleep Anymore

31st July 2024 Going Postal 3750 Comments

Weeks of anti-government demonstrations demand an end to bad governance, corruption and for President Ruto to step down. 24 July 2024 Nairobi, Kenya – Daniel Wambua did not flinch, even as police fired tear gas [more…]

Biography

The Political Civil Servant

30th July 2024 Going Postal 4037 Comments

On one of AWS’s recent informative pieces on Scotland, he mentioned Waverley Station in Edinburgh and I mentioned in the comments (which nobody reads) that perhaps the most versatile civil servant ever, John Anderson, took [more…]

20th Century

Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Six

30th July 2024 Going Postal 3620 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 With [more…]

16th Century

There are more things…

29th July 2024 Going Postal 3111 Comments

First an apology. I was going to insert photos into this piece, but the ones I took were rubbish and not wishing to compromise SB’s site with unauthorised clips I gave up with the visuals. [more…]

Elections

Leaving on a jet plane

29th July 2024 well_chuffed 4374 Comments

So many broken promises, so many empty seats and we are deprived of watching the door hit their backside as they exit stage left. In a fit of chutzpah rarely equalled in modern times Charlie [more…]

Health

A Guide to Healthy Living

28th July 2024 Going Postal 2196 Comments

In the last 3 years I’ve jumped into healthy living with both feet. In this article I’ll share some of the things I’ve learnt when it comes to diet and exercise. Before we start though, [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty-Two

28th July 2024 Going Postal 2542 Comments

Monday Good morning everyone and hello from No. 10. Another nice quiet weekend here in the street, no sign of JoJo cat yet, and Legohead only seems to come in during the day and even [more…]

20th Century

Disaster Over The Strait of Hormuz

27th July 2024 Always Worth Saying 2422 Comments

As Mrs AWS and I flash through the Scottish Lowlands after our day trip to Edinburgh, passing through Lockerbie station reminds us of events decades ago and thousands of miles away. Nowadays the term ‘Gulf [more…]

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