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Going Postal with Question Time

29th October 2020 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC politics. On the panel are: Chris Philp MP, Home Office minister, conservative; Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, shadow home secretary, Labour; Anthony Scaramucci, American [more…]

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The (Postwar) Fall of France, Part Two

29th October 2020 Joe Slater 0

The black and beur (French-Arab) communities have always had complicated ties with France. The early waves of European immigrants — the Italians, the Spanish, the Poles — came from proud, independent peer cultures, and the [more…]

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Death, why are we so frightened of it?

29th October 2020 Godfrey Bloom 0

There is one thing sure, death & taxes. We are all going to die, we all know that don’t  we ? There are no exceptions. It is why we have car insurance (we might crash) [more…]

Cooking

Culterally-Appropriated Tandoori Pheasant

28th October 2020 Captain Black 0

The shooting season is with us again, and many of us are looking for good recipes for our game birds.  I find roast pheasant, frankly, a little dull and dry and the best recipes for [more…]

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In Defence of the ‘Diversity Coin’

28th October 2020 Zombie Ramboz 0

For anybody who may have missed it, in October 2020 a new ‘Diversity Built Britain’ coin was unveiled on the UK public sector information website GOV.UK to mark “the profound contribution minority communities have made [more…]

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Sailing my life away, part 1

27th October 2020 Ancient Mariner 0

This article is the first of what may become a series if it attracts enough interest. It’s title has been inspired by a song performed by the Everly Brothers that was Number One on the [more…]

Authoritarianism

Brave New Normal

27th October 2020 Going Postal 0

‘And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save [more…]

Engineering

Cnuteneering, Part Two

26th October 2020 El Cnutador 0

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in part [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Presidential Debate Review

26th October 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Presidential Debate 22nd October 2020 Contestants: President Donald J Trump (Republican) Former Vice President Jo Biden (Democrat) Venue: Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee sits in ‘rattle through’ as well as ‘fly over’ America. Your humble author has [more…]

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