Drinking
A nice drop of Portuguese red…
For years we’ve enjoyed our annual holidays in Portugal and I have acquired a “taste” for the local red wine which is not a particularly great seller in the UK. I thought that I’d write [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Democracy
OTF: Working Towards a Stable Society
Introduction One thing no other politician seems to be doing is looking at the whole as to what is required for a stable society. Having done so, it is then possible to work backwards and [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Thirty-Nine
Monday Good morning everyone and it’s beautifully warm and sunny here in Westminster today, although it looks like summer ends tomorrow. The election announcements keep coming thick and fast, and I am wondering why the [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Polari
Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends. Tonight, it’s bona to vada your dolly old eeks, as this week’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday proudly presents yet another march of the muscle Marys up [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Thirty-Four
Jinnie just couldn’t believe how well things were going. Brian had made agreements to purchase the empty shop and the convenience store. He had an agreement with the cafe that if they helped them relocate [more…]
20th Century
Desert Mysteries, Part Five
The Royal Tank Museum In Part 4, I described the vehicles that belonged to the British and Arab “Special Forces” of WW1 and WW2 that are displayed in The Royal Tank Museum in Amman, Jordan. [more…]
21st Century
Persecution Against Scott Ritter Shows US Not Democracy Anymore
By Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. The persecution of political dissidents in the US is becoming commonplace. People who oppose Washington’s aggressive foreign [more…]
20th Century
Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part One
In 1955, at the height of the Mau Mau Rebellion, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of reports from Kenya for the Birmingham Mail and the Manchester Evening News – Jerry F Tactical Force [more…]
Hobbies
Queen Ann Naming
Some Puffins may be vaguely aware of Mrs A’s enthusiasm for cruising, and in the course of this has booked us a cruise on the spon-new Cunarder, Queen Ann. Unfortunately she was unable to book [more…]