19th Century
Who were the Whigs?
We are all familiar with the saying that ‘Britain basically has a two-party system’, an aphorism which until recently seemed to be so obvious as to hardly need saying. Incredibly, it now seems we may [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Christianity
Abandon the Church Of England
The Church of England have appointed a new Archbishop. This appointment has confirmed my prior belief and suspicions, that the Church of England is doomed to its fate. It will not grow, it will not [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-Two
(Some of this was from weeks ago) Christ on a bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just received a letter from the surgery inviting me to have the Flu and Covid jabs! Extracts: ‘COVID-19 and flu are viruses that can [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Ninety-Nine
Monday Good morning, friends. A beautiful sunny autumn morning, but my, was it chilly when I ventured out. I’m getting more and more convinced that Legohead is either a moron, or he is doing everything [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Nine
On Sunday, they were at Heathrow, they saw Jane Goodley, she handed Sally an envelope, Dave asked why they were there. “To help smooth things along if there are any problems.” “That’s bollocks, me, smooth [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off Pt. 6
Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical magnificence. Tonight, dear reader, as we respectfully mark Hamster Awareness Month, [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Thirty-One
Jinnie woke up on Saturday morning and for a moment wondered where she was before remembering she was in Manfred’s Berlin apartment. Hanna and ‘Lina’ had left for Hanna’s home in the suburb of Charlottenburg [more…]
Arts
Ocean-to-Ocean, Part 4
We start in New York, having just disembarked the QM2 and taken a ferry across the river to Pier 11/Wall Street, so what now? The last time I stayed here there were two additional skyscrapers [more…]
20th Century
On this day – 30th September 1955
Do famous people who die before their time have a disproportionate impact on popular culture ? This theory is certainly borne out by the resonance that James Dean has had in the decades since his [more…]