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Reading – A Love Story: The University Years 1983-1985

3rd June 2026 Going Postal 0

Leaving school is a very big change in life. Some go off to employment of various kinds – perhaps learn a trade or do a qualification to enhance life prospects. I was always destined for [more…]

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Goonland

3rd June 2026 Going Postal 0

The story of weaponized young men is not just a story of crime; it is a story of a failed social contract with a generation of men. It is the story of how a generation [more…]

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‘The Promised Land,’ by Anon

2nd June 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Before the invention of social media, people in workplaces found ways to share humour, satire, and political commentary through handwritten or copied notes circulating informally among colleagues. Employees might create cartoons or sarcastic messages poking [more…]

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The Crucial Goal That Environmental Activists Reject

2nd June 2026 Patrick Barron 0

For some time now I have pondered why environmental activists seem to reject evidence that capitalism has been making the world a better place for all levels of society. The pampered aristocracy of just a [more…]

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When We Was Fab – That Annual Cricket Dinner

1st June 2026 Going Postal 0

The cricket club I played for in Oz was part of a much larger sporting society. Netball, football, tennis, hockey and Aussie rules were all part of this rich tapestry. The cricket section was managed [more…]

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Tin Foil Hat – Part 2

1st June 2026 well_chuffed 0

The question is what is in the tablets retrieved from Sumer and can the data be trusted. When watching videos on YouTube we must bear in mind that the creators want to make money from [more…]

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The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 5/6: The Wolf Man of Mayfair. Part 1 of 2

31st May 2026 Tachybaptus 0

It was a sunny spring morning, and even amid the noise from busy Baker Street the open window admitted the song of a blackbird. Holmes laid down the News Chronicle to address himself to a [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Nine

31st May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, everyone. It’s nice and sunny at the moment, but there is thunder and lightning forecast for later. I don’t like all those flashes and bangs. As usual, Legohead has been at Chequers [more…]

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A Plutocrats’ Tour of The North

30th May 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

For generations, the phrase “grim up north” has lingered in the national imagination — conjuring images of soot-stained skylines, struggling towns, and industries long past their prime. It is a shorthand that flattens the region [more…]

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