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20th Century

Desert Journey, Part Three

20th February 2024 Going Postal 0

In 1961 my uncle, John Alldridge spent some time on the set of Lawrence of Arabia and reported his experiences for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F Jebel Tubeiq, Jordan According to the Bedouin, that [more…]

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A mini problem

19th February 2024 Going Postal 0

In 1984 I bought my first car and like many teenagers at that time a mini was an ideal way to gain independence and freedom of the road. My father and brother both worked as [more…]

Conservatives

A pathetic array of muddled and utterly unprincipled tax policies

19th February 2024 Emile Woolf 0

The chief role of government is to enact laws that  protect the lives and civil freedoms of its citizens. Any “add-ons” warrant the most careful scrutiny before being admitted to the nation’s laws. However, even [more…]

Animals

Larrys Diary, Week Two Hundred And Twenty-Two

18th February 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Hi folks, it’s another week and I am here again, bringing you all the news that’s fit to report, and some that isn’t! The Rich Boy, or as I have heard him called in [more…]

19th Century

A Gem From The Golden Age of Coffee

17th February 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Despite finding San Salvador to be a much more pleasant place than expected, we shall strike into the provinces and catch our breath in a guest room in the sticks. En route, we shall allow [more…]

Literature

The Station at Aston Rowant

17th February 2024 Joe Slater 0

Based on a lyrical passage in The Oxford, Gloucester and Milford Haven Road, by Charles G Harper. Harper’s entire oeuvre of “Road” books has long been out of print, but no travel writer I know [more…]

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Allan Wachs – Mountain Roads and City Streets (1978)

16th February 2024 Going Postal 0

A friend and I, in an effort to broaden our musical appreciation, agreed to listen to and review albums we would never normally listen to. Due to the effort this involved, the scope broadened after [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

16th February 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 15th February 2024 The Panel: Graham Stuart (Conservative) Lucy Powell (Labour) Drew Hendry (SNP) Juergen Maier (Industrialist) Jill Kirby (Columnist) Venue: Lancaster Graham Stuart is the Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness. Like [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Seventeen

15th February 2024 Going Postal 0

Jinnie stood in front of the suite’s full-length mirror and inspected herself. Her summer dress looked good, and her makeup was immaculate, those lessons from Melissa were paying off. Paolo was sitting in an armchair [more…]

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