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Crossword No. 28

18th August 2018 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm today subject ‘Crossword’. Last week’s winner. First out of the official GP hat was Mr GH. Mr [more…]

My role as leader of Britain’s newest political party takes me all over the country, usually the pace is too frenetic for me to take much of an interest in the logistical dynamics, but recently [more…]

War Crimes Part Thirty Seven – The Unravelling of Edge

17th August 2018 Blown Periphery 0

It had been Morrison’s idea to set up the “Inkspots Self-preservation Society” to give it its full title. The name came from an old record they found in the Sergeants’ Mess storeroom and the Hermann [more…]

Who was Will Brereton?

16th August 2018 Going Postal 0

Chances are, if you asked this question (always providing the person had heard of him at all) the answer would be something about a dashing young courtier who was beheaded for having an affair with [more…]

Postcard from Taiwan

16th August 2018 Joe Slater 0

The Alishan Forest Railway runs from the coastal plain into the heart of Taiwan’s empty highlands. It was built in 1912 by the Japanese for the purpose of transporting timber from the mountains for the [more…]

Moral Panic? Don’t Panic Pike!

16th August 2018 James Dalton 0

Hold fast to what is good and right! There is somewhat of a moral panic. I suggest that we all just treat our neighbours well and be kind if you feel obliged to share a [more…]

The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Seven

15th August 2018 1642again 0

Andy Bowson headed over to St Thomas’. He wasn’t needed for a while and could be spared while the chiefs tried to talk some sense into higher authority. So why so low now after the [more…]

Invisible Writing

15th August 2018 well_chuffed 0

Herbert O Yardley was a a code clerk in the US State Department who took an interest in codes and ciphers. He taught himself as much as he could and he proposed a cryptographic bureau. [more…]