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Economics

Government interventions and the Cobra effect – Part II

9th December 2021 Going Postal 0

Unsound money, unsound society  Of course, one of the most important and consequential parts of the incredibly complex organism that is the economy is money itself. It is its lifeblood and as the song goes, “it [more…]

Collecting

Going for Gold – Part 10

7th December 2021 Going Postal 0

Eagerly anticipated by coin collectors across the world, the 2022 Proof Sovereign range was launched by the Royal Mint on 15th November and sold out within the first hour. Dropping the usual Pistrucci designed George [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Twenty Two

5th December 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday Another week breaks for your cat correspondent to report on. It was lovely and sunny when I woke up this morning so I thought I would take my stroll down the garden in preference [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 199

4th December 2021 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book to the value of £20. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 198 and a [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Twenty Four

3rd December 2021 Going Postal 0

When Jinnie arrived at her parent’s home in Potters Bar she found her sister sitting on the patio reading. Penny had just finished her A-Levels and been told by her school that she was no [more…]

20th Century

Postcard From Summer 1954, Part Six – Rhyl

2nd December 2021 Going Postal 0

In 1954, the Manchester Evening News launched a “Special Investigation” and tasked my uncle, John Alldridge, with answering the question – Holidaymakers, do you get value for your MONEY? What follows is his report on [more…]

Arts

Mum’s Eightieth Birthday

1st December 2021 Going Postal 0

Some three months before Mum’s 80th my brother, Barry, and I got together to work out what we could organise for her. We came up with a number of ideas, amongst them were a party [more…]

Economics

Government interventions and the Cobra effect – Part I

1st December 2021 Going Postal 0

Almost two decades ago, German economist Horst Siebert coined the term the “Cobra effect” to describe the real-world consequences of “well-intentioned” government interventions that go awry and produce the exact opposite results from what they aim for. [more…]

Philosophy

SHAMANISM and lessons from the past

30th November 2021 Going Postal 0

Firstly I would like to say that I am not a Shaman. And I do not claim to have any Mystical powers. There is no need to dress up in native costumes or howl at [more…]

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