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Month: October 2024

21st Century

Macron & Ruto, Part Two

9th October 2024 Going Postal 2875 Comments

Dark clouds gather over Paris and Nairobi as the administrations of France’s President Macron and Kenya’s William Ruto become increasingly authoritarian. Noé Michalon and Syo Ivia take up the story… A growing accountability deficit The [more…]

Literature

A Letter From India

8th October 2024 Going Postal 2160 Comments

After qualifying, I’d worked in Basildon for four years before deciding that there was more to life than staring into people’s mouths. I’d met a girl and we decided that we would give up our [more…]

20th Century

European Journey 1953, Part Seven – Trogen

8th October 2024 Going Postal 2712 Comments

The village lies in a sheltered fold of the mountains, 3,000 feet above sea level. On a fine day you can see clear across to Lake Constance, a bit of burnished silver under the strong [more…]

Literature

Sitting Where The Drums Were Found

7th October 2024 Going Postal 1877 Comments

A country child I roamed around from an early age, it was safe then, where these stone drums were found, I knew about them from my mother who had lived very close by and ancient [more…]

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Rats in a Sack Part 2

7th October 2024 well_chuffed 2312 Comments

This was initially only going to be one article but by the miracles of modern incompetence, it is now a two parter. Part one looked at the leaks and stories of behind the scenes blood [more…]

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The Wolds, Part One

6th October 2024 Joe Slater 1992 Comments

It takes a week to cycle from Penzance to Berwick. It took me 40 years. Because on the way, I wanted to include every town in England, in what amounted to some two years of [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred and Fifty-Two

6th October 2024 Going Postal 2461 Comments

Monday Good morning everyone and it’s back to work this nasty wet Monday morning. The forecast for London today is wet all day, even with some thunderstorms. I wonder if I could move down to [more…]

20th Century

A Distant Monument to Unrequited Love

5th October 2024 Always Worth Saying 1776 Comments

If breaking a journey between Nairobi and Kampala, gentlemen and lady travellers might like to give the city of Nakuru a chance. If it becomes tiresome you can always take a tuk-tuk for a day [more…]

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Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Twelve

5th October 2024 Going Postal 2135 Comments

Dave opened the spreadsheet with the bank information for Stuart Ogilvy. He printed out a street map of the Wandsworth area. He located the supermarket that was used on an almost daily basis, once a [more…]

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