Hobbies
Infrared photography
Photography has always been a hobby of mine and as I became more interested in it I joined a local camera club. This led me to be exposed to a whole new world of photography [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
20th Century
The Crime Reporter, Part 2
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) When people think of the crime reporter they associate him inevitably with the hurly-burly of Fleet [more…]
Fiction
Nanny Knows Best – Ep. 500
“What we have here,” Nanny said to the Judge, “is a blatant disregard for law and all social etiquette.” Nanny paced the Court-room and addressed the twelve Clients who sat in their padded, slightly ululating [more…]
Economics
Cantillon effect: Who’s paying the highest price?
Every time we hear government officials announce their big spending plans, their new welfare programs and their ambitious “job creating” schemes, they always present them as being in defense of the poorest and the most marginalized [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Thirty Eight
Monday Good morning people. I was a bit lost yesterday when the Dreamies Girl turned up to give me my breakfast Felix. My internal clock told me she was an hour early and I was [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 215
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins am ounce of silver. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 214 and a GP mug Glazinova [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Three, Chapter Fourteen
Jinnie’s team had planned the mission well so far, the resistance had a car waiting for her on the beach road and she was in it and heading for Le Havre and a Paris train [more…]
Authoritarianism
The Elite Theory of Power
“Power is not a means; it is an end.” – O’Brien, George Orwell, 1984. “Only power can control power.” James Burnham, The Machiavellians In this essay, I will attempt to summarise the elite theory of [more…]
20th Century
The Crime Reporter, Part 1
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) As long as there have been newspapers there have been crime reporters. For crime is as [more…]