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20th Century

Algiers in May 1944, By John Alldridge

26th November 2024 Going Postal 0

The stout proprietor of the Cafe de la Liberte across the street was tugging down the yellow and red striped awning as I passed him this morning. In the lounge of the Aletti Hotel they [more…]

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Book review: Roseland, by Judy Finnigan

25th November 2024 Going Postal 0

Warning: contains spoilers Judy Finnigan, former doyenne of daytime tv, has – as many celebs these days do – reinvented herself as a best-selling novelist. And, to be fair, her previous two books weren’t bad: [more…]

Human Interest

A Celebration of Perversion

25th November 2024 well_chuffed 0

The two biggest influences in this 2024 Presidential Election have, in my mind, been Elon Musk buying twitter and the arrest of P Diddy, aka Sean Combs. Oh there was also the campaigning style of [more…]

Literature

An Old Man’s Musings Part Seven

24th November 2024 Going Postal 0

When ever I start one of these pieces I begin to feel a touch of the Victor Meldrew’s coming on – there is so much to delight happening around (c.f. many of the lovely articles [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fifty-Nine

24th November 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning and welcome to another week of my diary. Today is the 11th, the real Armistice Day, and Palestinians are threatening to disrupt services around the country. Legohead is off to Paris to [more…]

19th Century

Enemies Within: Anarchy!

23rd November 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Only the nieve might think the nighttime streets of 1894 Soho, a den of immigrants and nere-do-goods, were not already alive with talk of the events of the previous chilly February afternoon. Passers-by investigating an [more…]

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Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Nineteen

23rd November 2024 Going Postal 0

They sat in the back of the Range Rover as they were whisked off to the rear entrance to Downing Street. Dave and Sally were led in through a guarded doorway. The passes were now [more…]

Arts

A History of Pop Music – 1966

22nd November 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: The beach Boys – Good Vibrations This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

22nd November 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 21st November 2024 The Panel: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) Daisy Cooper (LibDem) Minette Batters (former NFU president) Venue: Trowbridge Nick Thomas-Symonds, not his real name (not double-barrelled; Thomas was his mother’s [more…]

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