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Month: June 2025

20th Century

Changed Times?

21st June 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

John Smyth was a Canadian-born British barrister and Christian evangelist born in 1941. Son of Colonel Edward Smyth, after prep school in Canada and public school in England, he completed his education at Trinity Hall, [more…]

Fiction

The Past is Present, Chapter Eleven

21st June 2025 Going Postal 0

On Friday morning, Trevor called Dave at 07:30, he was given the address, “when you checkout from your hotel, come here, we can go over all you’ve found out.” Dave added for him to look [more…]

20th Century

The History of Pop Music – 1980

20th June 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Blondie – Call me This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it.  One [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

20th June 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 19th June 2025 The Panel: Peter Kyle (Labour) Lord Willetts (Conservative) Katherine Birbalsingh (Headteacher) Jack Thorne (Screenwriter) Tommyinnit (YouTuber) Venue: Greenford This week Fiona Bruce presents what the guff accompanying Question Time describes [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Sixteen

19th June 2025 Going Postal 0

As Jinnie drove home around the M25, she reflected on a fabulous last two weeks and showing the Bakers and the twins some of the best of the UK. As she drove, she wondered if [more…]

Economics

A Politically Incorrect “Where Are We Now?”

19th June 2025 Going Postal 0

A few days ago, I had the great pleasure to sit down again with my good friend James Patrick in person, in Monte Brè. It was a truly spontaneous and unfiltered conversation about the current [more…]

Literature

Of war and war’s alarms

18th June 2025 Going Postal 0

About this time for several decades past I set out to spend a month or so in Lapland. Lapland is a not well defined region that spans Norway to the north, a part of Sweden [more…]

Cycling

West Country Rides, Three

17th June 2025 Joe Slater 0

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…]

Economics

Labour – Renters’ Rights Bill, Part One

17th June 2025 Going Postal 0

Labour are rushing this bill through Parliament but in fairness it was initiated by Gove and cheered on by various pressure groups including Shelter, the outfit which has never given shelter to anyone. Listed below [more…]

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