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Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Four

16th July 2024 Going Postal 0

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 Vachakos First [more…]

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Cruising From Malta, Part Three

15th July 2024 Going Postal 0

Day 7 Wednesday – At sea The best night’s sleep so far and they have all been good! It’s surprising how tiring sitting in the fresh air can be. After dinner last night I popped [more…]

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The leadership race

15th July 2024 well_chuffed 0

The dirty tricks have started already. The first is to declare that there can be no deal with Reform on the grounds that the remaining 121 shysters have nothing in common with those far right [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty

14th July 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning everyone the cat is back. I have been enjoying not writing my dairy while my scribe has been on the high seas and I’m looking forward to reading his cruise diary. Anyway, [more…]

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Disaster at Lockerbie

13th July 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Returning home from our day trip to Edinburgh, myself and Mrs AWS have pause for thought as we eat our Burger Kings in Standard Premium and watch the Scottish Lowlands flash past from the train [more…]

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The Origins of Terms and Phrases

13th July 2024 Going Postal 0

There are terms and phrases which remain in use today, despite the fact they were coined many years or many centuries ago. In some cases it is quite remarkable that they have survived and stand [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Why Are You Gay?

12th July 2024 Going Postal 0

Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends. This week, we shall don our finest white polyester suits and totter about on our tallest platform shoes for yet another elegantly coiffured, meticulously manicured [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

12th July 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 11th July 2024 The Panel: Peter Kyle (Labour) George Freeman (Conservative) Sian Berry (Green) Camilla Cavendish (Journalist) Venue: Colchester Following the general election and its attendant cadre of new MPs, QT Review HQ [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Three

11th July 2024 Going Postal 0

The next six days fell into a routine of breakfast, physio, ward round, rest and read, lunch, a FaceTime chat with Izzy, the twins and Larry, more physio, visitors and a delivery dinner. All the [more…]

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