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Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Seventeen

17th October 2024 Going Postal 0

Jinnie sat in her upgraded Virgin Upper Class seat with a gin and tonic. She could get used to her and the family booking Premium and travelling Upper Class. In her view Upper Class wasn’t [more…]

Authoritarianism

Harambee! Harambee Tena!

17th October 2024 Going Postal 0

The first ever fundraiser in Kenya took place in December 1928. It has been 96 years but we still say, Harambee!!! October 1, 2024 The year is 1926. Kenya is under colonial rule. Natives in [more…]

Arts

A true Beauty – The Depth and Limits of Alain Delon

16th October 2024 Going Postal 0

Forgive me, Puffins. I know he’s French. And an Actor. But I’d like to talk about Alain Delon’s face for a minute. In truth, it’s hard not to. Certainly, in the early years of his [more…]

Health

A brief history of legislation on Assisted Dying at Westminster

16th October 2024 Going Postal 0

Euthanasia, or ‘Assisted Dying’ as it’s now being called, is back in the news again as Kim Leadbeater MP, who came top of the ballot for Private Members’ Bills, has said she will introduce an [more…]

T & B - Tonic and Bitters.
Drinking

Non-Alcoholic Pub Drinks

15th October 2024 NeverUpToTheJob 0

Let’s start with an apology. The title of this article alone will be enough to provoke a sudden and dangerous rise in blood pressure amongst many readers, and for that I am extremely sorry, but [more…]

20th Century

European Journey 1953, Part Eight – Sezanne

15th October 2024 Going Postal 0

This small French town of Sezanne is one of those places — like Crewe — that you are always passing through but somehow never get to know. Three routes nationales converge on it like the [more…]

Book Review

Book review: Erotic Vagrancy, by Roger Lewis

14th October 2024 Going Postal 0

What a title, eh? I was a bit uncertain as to whether to order it from the library or not, in case they started to wonder what I was up to. Happily they didn’t (or [more…]

Conservatives

The Night of the Living Dead

14th October 2024 well_chuffed 0

As a small digression to this article I feel the need to comment about our dear leader first. It is an accepted truth that politicians need skin like a rhinoceros because of the criticism they [more…]

Literature

An Old Man’s Musings Part Four

13th October 2024 Going Postal 0

There has been a lot of discussion on the blog about where might be a good place to retreat to if the future becomes as bleak as it appears at this time. Who knows what [more…]

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