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Tory Bad Boys – Part 06 Lord Boothby
Robert Boothby, often known as Bob, later elevated to Baron Boothby in 1958, was a Tory politician and not a particularly successful one but I remember him always being on political programs in the 1960s [more…]
America
Starlink Installation and Setup
Why? My BT broadband, including mobile is £85/month. I get a download speed of around 23Mbps and it’s not particularly reliable. The basic Starlink package of £40/month (I understand this might vary by location) is [more…]
Politics
Neutrality Referendum: We lost the battle, not the war
On 27 September, Swiss voters rejected the popular initiative to safeguard Swiss neutrality by a clear margin. Final results showed 70% voting No and only 30% percent Yes. The initiative, which sought to write a [more…]
Cooking
A View From (The Town Closest To) The Greenhouse;
I decided, as is my occasional wont, to nip into town yesterday. I intended to do a bit of shopping, get a haircut and then spend a jovial hour or so in Spoons with my [more…]
America
Questionable Ethics, Philosophical Guidelines, and the Art of Profiting from Instability (Part 7)
But what if the audacious wager on the British pound had spectacularly misfired? The $10 billion borrowed to fuel the bet would have demanded repayment, a burden falling squarely on Soros’s shoulders. Yet he dismissed [more…]
19th Century
John Martin: The Geordie Who Invented the Blockbuster
John Martin from Haydon Bridge made his name painting the end of the world, so convincingly that one London gallery had to put a railing round his picture to hold the crowds back. He also [more…]
Arts
Which club to support
Some who may have inadvertently read some of my comments may have realised I have some strong opinions on many of the teams in the Premiere League. If you don’t like my opinions you are [more…]
Fiction
Némésis Ch 6
Ash Shaddadi, the Syrian Governorate of Al Hasakha, December 2017 They crossed the Kahbur River about five kilometres south of Ash Shaddadi at 08:45 the next morning. Ripley had picked up on the mood of [more…]