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A bank is a bank is a bank

24th April 2023 Going Postal 0

It might sound like an old-fashioned notion, the sort of thing that one reads about in period novels and romantically sighs “oh, the good old days”. It might sound like old timely advice, perhaps of [more…]

20th Century

This Is My England, Part Nine

23rd April 2023 Going Postal 0

From the tip of Land’s End on a fine spring morning you may look down on a sea that can be as calm and clear as a mill pond. From that height the Atlantic is [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Eighty-Four

23rd April 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning readers and welcome to another exciting week in No 10. Well, it’s back to more rain this morning and there are puddles on the garden path and the grass is soggy, typical [more…]

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The Parrot Lady II

23rd April 2023 Going Postal 0

Her breakfast was spoiled by the knowledge that, at some point, she would have to tell the waif about the ‘team’s’ visit: not only how to break the news, but when. She decided that it [more…]

20th Century

Menton, Princess Victoria and a Band

22nd April 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Menton Menton is a charming coastal town located on the French Riviera, only six miles from Monaco and within sight of the Tête de Chien cliffs which overlook the over-developed principality we called upon last [more…]

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Trade Plating Around England, Part Four

22nd April 2023 Going Postal 0

Driving the minibus, a bit of racial tension and a near punch up. Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part [more…]

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Classic Album Review: Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill

21st April 2023 Going Postal 0

This week there will be no messing around with any Mickey Mouse, common-or-garden, Diamond certified albums – no siree. This weeks album is a proper whopper. With 33 million copies sold, lavish helpings of adolescent [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

21st April 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 20th April 2023 The Panel: Jeremy Quin (Conservative) Wes Streeting (Labour) Carla Denyer (Green) Lord Sentamu (Christian Aid) Merryn Somerset Webb (Finance Journalist) Venue: York John Sentamu (not his real name, The Right [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Eight

20th April 2023 Going Postal 0

Ro rang Jinnie and said she hoped she didn’t mind but she had suggested to Nigel that he and Jed should move into what had been Aimee’s office as it was much more suitable for [more…]

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