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Month: June 2026

Communism

Labour’s bad boys – Part 17 Keith and his freebies

25th June 2026 well_chuffed 0

We are still in 2024 and this story caused quite a commotion when it broke. Who among us has ever turned down a gift. Aside from Xmas and birthdays I don’t remember ever getting a [more…]

Economics

When We Was Fab – The Economics Ball

24th June 2026 Going Postal 0

For Australia I went to an upscale university. Sydney is, I think, the oldest one and along with Melbourne, New South and the ANU the most highly regarded It’s not Oxford or Harvard but the [more…]

Arts

The Clairvoyant

24th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Perhaps the one aspiration all parties bar the Greens hold is to try to engineer some growth into the economy. Most of the blame attaches to the Treasury but the country seems unable to accomplish [more…]

Diary

A View From (T’Shed By) The Greenhouse; Murders Most Foul

23rd June 2026 Colin Cross 0

I’d been pottering about in the greenhouse for an hour or so after opening up the shed and decided it was time for a drink of water. Much panicked flapping of wings greeted me, the [more…]

Politics

BritSitRep2026 – An overview of all that matters (Part 2)

23rd June 2026 Going Postal 0

The popular conception of politics, taught in schools and reinforced by every TV sofa politics show, is that the people elect representatives, the representatives debate the laws, and the laws are then administered by a [more…]

19th Century

William Hedley: The Man Who Made the Wheels Stick

22nd June 2026 Going Postal 0

Before George Stephenson’s name ended up on everything, a colliery manager from Newburn settled the one argument that decided whether railways would ever work. He won it with a hand-cranked cart, two iron engines, and [more…]

Communism

Change where nothing changes

22nd June 2026 well_chuffed 0

The morning after the Makerfield by election GB News had a quick word with former Labour MP Gloria del Piero (wood and would). She was absolutely gushing about Bodybags, I suspect she was somewhat more [more…]

Holmes and Watson on a train.
19th Century

The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 6/6: The Giant Rat of Sumatra. Part 2 of 2

21st June 2026 Tachybaptus 0

Part One can be read here: The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 6/6: The Giant Rat of Sumatra. Part 1 of 2 The following afternoon, replete with Mrs Hudson’s game pie and gooseberry fool, we found [more…]

Arts

Bash 2026 – Last Call

21st June 2026 Swiss Bob 0

As Larry is on holiday cruising, one final Bash reminder. It is going to be hot. Thursday and Friday are going to be in the thirties. Saturday and Sunday a more reasonable mid-twenties. Hats and suntan [more…]

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