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Book Review: A State of Fear, Laura Dodsworth, Part 2

14th July 2021 Martin Mezger 4446 Comments

It’s late June 2021; I have a brief face-to-face encounter with former Supreme Court Justice Lord Jonathan Sumption, at the Chalke Farm History Festival, near Salisbury, Wiltshire.  He is there to promote his latest work, [more…]

Authoritarianism

Book Review: A State of Fear, Laura Dodsworth

23rd June 2021 Martin Mezger 3419 Comments

Mid-February, 2020: My wife and I stayed at our favourite hotel on the South Devon coast.  There was a woman there who was coughing a bit, actually quite a lot; we didn’t think too much [more…]

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Book review: Corona False Alarm?

5th January 2021 Martin Mezger 4685 Comments

“Corona False Alarm? Facts & Figures”, Dr Karina Reiss & Dr Sucharit Bhakdi. This very timely work was first published in German at the end of June 2020.  The English translation, published in September of [more…]

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Car Review: Porsche 997 Gen 1 911 Turbo

20th October 2020 Martin Mezger 3023 Comments

I purchased this car in 2013, following the demise of my Carrera 4 996 911.  The 996 series of 911 suffered from cylinder liner failure, amongst many other problems, which is what nabbed mine.   The [more…]

European Union

An Open Letter To Nigel Farage

12th December 2018 Martin Mezger 4869 Comments

From Martin Mezger, Writer at Going-Postal 12. December 2018 Dear Mr Farage On Sunday, I attended, along with many others what was effectively a UKIP rally in support of our democratic decision to leave the [more…]

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For Dog’s Sake

10th November 2018 Martin Mezger 2574 Comments

Early shift Postaliers may have noticed that lately I have joined their ranks in contributing to the comments that no-one reads. Following the death of my beloved Schnauzer, Hattie, I have, quite unexpectedly, been granted [more…]

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For Dog’s Sake

10th November 2018 Martin Mezger 1764 Comments

  Before she was mine, she belonged to my dearest friend, my sister.  Just before she died, she asked if I would take her in, and I told her that I would (I’d already decided [more…]

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When Martin Didn’t Meet Tommy – Speakers’ Corner

24th March 2018 Martin Mezger 2212 Comments

I started this piece last Sunday night, after the event, and was intending to finish it up and send it to Swiss Bob early in the week. But we all know what happened next. On [more…]

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