Going Postal
  • Home
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Blog
  • Politics
    • Authoritarianism
    • Capitalism
    • Communism
    • Conservatives
    • Elections
    • European Union
    • Labour
    • Peace
    • Socialism
    • Terrorism
    • War
    • US
  • Economics
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Trading
  • Science
    • Engineering
    • Geology
    • Health
    • Physics
    • Mathematics
    • Space
    • Technology
  • History
    • English Civil War
    • 18th Century
    • 19th Century
    • 20th Century
    • WW I
    • WW II
    • The Cold War
  • Literature
    • Biography
    • Book Reviews
    • Fiction
    • Mystery
    • Poetry
    • Satire
    • Thriller
  • Forums
    • Campaigning
    • Competitions
    • Culture
    • Current Affairs
    • Elections
    • GP Events
    • Media Shows & Appearances
    • Publishing
    • Welcome
  • Merchandise
    • Trump Mugs and Tee Shirts
    • Custom Mug
    • GP Mugs
    • GP Coasters
    • GP Books
    • GP Keyrings

Month: April 2025

Economics

Prior Savings Is the Ethical Requirement for Retirement

3rd April 2025 Patrick Barron 0

Retirement is seen almost as a right by most people in the West, especially America and Europe. Make it to your sixties and most people expect to retire from the daily grind of earning a [more…]

20th Century

Desert Mystery: “Letters from a Feldgrau”, Part Six

2nd April 2025 Going Postal 0

In Part 5, the relationship between Hans Coutandin and Eva Moller appeared to have changed, he was now in Africa and had narrowly missed being captured. In his next letter of the 3rd March 1943, [more…]

Politics

The Falklands War – 40 years on

2nd April 2025 Godfrey Bloom 0

It’s difficult for me to believe the Falklands War took place over forty years ago In April 1981 I was a 30 year old captain in Specialist Forces reserve, at the training school in Grantham [more…]

Diary

A View From (Inside) The Greenhouse; Merry Eid (By Gum) And A Happy Ramalama-Dingdong

1st April 2025 Colin Cross 0

Following the last “storm” and the subsequent damage, the path alongside the main growing area had turned into a bit of mud-swamp. This was unavoidable, due to Buildings and Maintenance trekking up and down it, [more…]

Health

Godspeed Grimy Miner

1st April 2025 Grimy Miner 0

The article below was first published in 2017 titled ‘Around the corner’ and is republished today in memory of Grimy Miner, George Kelley. From Grimy Miner’s son. It’s with great sadness that I write to [more…]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 6 7

Latest Articles

  • Holmes and Watson
    The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 2/6: The Missing Archbishop. Part 1 of 2
    19th April 2026 0
  • Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Twenty-Three
    19th April 2026 0
  • The Little Things
    18th April 2026 0
  • On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Fifteen
    18th April 2026 0
  • Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Off The Reservation
    17th April 2026 0
  • Always Saying’s Question Time Review
    17th April 2026 0
  • Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Six
    16th April 2026 0

GP on Twitter

Tweets by GoingPostalBlog

Elsewhere on GP

  • A View From The Greenhouse; Hooptedoodle And Other Matters

    3rd February 2026 0
    I return from a bit of a hiatus where, due to several factors, not the least of them a little bit of self pity, I allowed what passes for my creative flow to dry up. [more...]
  • Crossword No. 131

    15th August 2020 0
    First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 130 – tbd. Answers with next week’s [more...]
  • Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

    8th December 2023 0
    Question Time December 7th 2023 The Panel: Steve Brine (Conservative) Johnny Mercer (Conservative) Anneliese Dodds (Labour) Peter Hitchens (Journalist and Author) George Monbiot (Writer and Environmental Activist) Venue: Petersfield George Monbiot (not his full name, [more...]
  • Jinnie’s Story, Chapter One

    15th January 2021 0
    How It All Began Today was 21st June 2019 and Jinnie Walsh’s 18th birthday. She had completed her A-level exams and was doing what most girls of her age did in the summer before university [more...]
  • SNP Leadership Runners And Riders

    13th March 2023 0
    If Westminster politics is show business for ugly people then the Holyrood equivalent is a pantomime for the deformed and demented. Amidst a blizzard of criticism for putting rapists in women’s jails and the inability [more...]

Articles by Author

  • 70s_girl
  • 1642again
  • 10210ken
  • Æthelberht
  • Alexsandr too
  • Always Worth Saying
  • Ancient Mariner
  • Ang Ryman
  • Annie Dee
  • AW Kamau
  • Bark Kantatas
  • Barbican
  • Bassman
  • Bergen
  • Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs
  • Bill Quango MP
  • Blown Periphery
  • Bobo
  • Chrissie
  • Churchills Shark
  • Colin Cross
  • Colliemum
  • Columba Palumbus
  • Cynic
  • Dalester
  • DH
  • Dixie
  • DJM
  • Dorset Knob
  • Doxie
  • Dr Mike Finnley
  • EJ – Wankpuffin
  • El Cnutador
  • Emile Woolf
  • Eraser of Love
  • Foxoles
  • Gillygangle
  • Gmbd
  • Godfrey Bloom
  • Grimy Miner
  • GrumpyAngler
  • Guardian Council
  • Ivory Cutlery
  • James Dalton
  • Jethro
  • Jerry F
  • Jerry Mandarin
  • JimmySP
  • Jim Walshe
  • Joe Slater
  • Joe Williams
  • John Booth
  • John Tull
  • Jonathon Davies
  • Judas was paid
  • Katabasis
  • Kent
  • Kipper
  • LetEnglandShake
  • Lugosi
  • Madam Revenant
  • Martin Mezger
  • Mr QM
  • Nautilus
  • NeverUpToTheJob
  • Noix
  • Northern man
  • Oddanatomy
  • OldTrout
  • Ozymandias
  • Paul_Southampton
  • Paul Wicker
  • Pete Plug
  • Phil the test manager
  • Rat Catcher
  • RedBudgie
  • Reggie
  • Roger Ackroyd
  • Rookwood
  • Ross
  • SharpieType301
  • Shibusa
  • Sunshine & Showers
  • Sweaty Dave
  • Tachybaptus
  • The Black Swan
  • The Buttscratcher Jimmy
  • Tom Pudding
  • Upset
  • Verax Cincinnatus
  • Viciousbutfair
  • Vir Cantium
  • \/()43 |_|K19
  • well_chuffed
  • William
  • WorthingGooner
  • Wycombewanderer

Archives

Contribute to GP

If you wish to make a contribution small and often would be preferable. Paypal accepts all sorts of payment methods.




In Pictures

  • Holmes and Watson
Meta
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Sitemap
  • Home
  • Bash 2026
  • About
  • Contact
  • Support and Subscriptions
  • Moderation philosophy and policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disqus Help Page

Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes