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Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Four

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Jinnie woke with a start and looking round the bedroom it took her a moment or two to remember where she was. She leant over to the bedside table and put on her new digital [more…]

Behind the Bamboo Curtain, Part Two

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My uncle was a staff reporter for the Manchester Evening News from the late 1940s until his death in 1973. The following is from a series of articles in which he describes his extensive visit [more…]

War on Cash: EU steps up the fight

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The prolonged and repeated lockdowns, business closures and travel bans have caused widespread economic devastation and changed the way all of us live, work and interact with each other. These were the most obvious changes [more…]

Nutritional Surveys, how believable are they?

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First though, I hope this was anonymous. (Wikimedia Commons) UN Phone Survey Last month, a world-wide telephone survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was: “Would you please give your honest opinion [more…]

My Quilts

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I have always enjoyed sewing and particularly hand sewing. When my first grandchild came along I decided to make him a quilt. Not just for his cot, but big enough to go on his first [more…]

Monetary Climate Change and its implications for investors, part two

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Claudio Grass (CG): Even before the pandemic, there was a clear trend towards the politicization of central banks and monetary policy. Over the last year, however, we saw this accelerate considerably, to the point where [more…]

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and One

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Monday Hello folks and welcome to the first of my second 100 weekly ramblings. It’s a funny old day, quite warm but a bit grey and rain showers are forecast. Well, the tennis at Wimbledon [more…]

Kenneth Essex’s 101st Birthday Challenge

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My name is Kenneth Essex and I will be 101 on 20th July 2021. I intend, starting on 11th July, to do a sponsored walk of two 500m circuits from my house, each day for [more…]

Crossword No. 178

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First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a choice of GP authored book. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 177 and a GP [more…]