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Month: July 2026

Arts

A Laotian Farewell (past memories part II):

2nd July 2026 Going Postal 0

It was early March in 1975 when the editor wandered into the newsroom of the New Zealand Herald and asked for volunteers to go to Vietnam.  Specifically, Saigon.  The older men kept their eyes down, [more…]

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Labour’s bad boys – Part 19 Crayons

2nd July 2026 well_chuffed 0

If the PM and his Deputy are on the make then we can expect an epidemic of fiddling among their minions. Angela Rayner has been the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. Having left school at [more…]

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Down on the Farm. 1977-1982 – Sheep, Crops and the Dam

1st July 2026 Going Postal 0

 A second piece about activities on the school farm. As I’ve said in the last piece the place was a massive source of entertainment for teenage boys. Let’s get down to details though. Sheep The [more…]

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Labour’s bad boys – Part 18 Andrew Gwynne

1st July 2026 well_chuffed 0

Andrew John Gwynne is the MP for Gorton and Denton. He was suspended in 2025 because of offensive messages he had written on WhatsApp, In 1996 he was elected to Tameside Council and has done [more…]

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