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BritSitrep2026 – An overview of all that matters (Part 1)

9th June 2026 Going Postal 0

There is a certain kind of British conversation that takes place in a quiet room with two cups of tea going cold on the table, the kind where one man tells another that the country [more…]

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Robert Stephenson: The Son Who Built The Railways

8th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Everyone knows George Stephenson. The self-taught genius who invented railways. Except he didn’t, really. George was the visionary, the man who saw what steam could do. But the man who actually designed the engines, surveyed [more…]

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Tin Foil Hat – Final Part 3

8th June 2026 well_chuffed 0

This has got to be the final part of the Tin Foil Hat thereby creating a trilogy. There is only so much both you and I can stand. Keeping the usual caveats in mind, let’s [more…]

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The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 6/6: The Giant Rat of Sumatra. Part 1 of 2

7th June 2026 Tachybaptus 0

In a record of one of our previous cases, to which I gave the somewhat lurid title ‘The Sussex Vampire’, my friend described the episode of the so-called Giant Rat of Sumatra as something ‘for [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty

7th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my lovely readers, and my, was it hot when I went out this morning. I got back and my duty feeder had put my Felix in my bowl, so I scoffed it [more…]

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So…What’s Going Postal good for? (Part 2)

6th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Following on from Part 1………………… BB replied to me thus : Dear DJM Thank you for your kind reply. Your work is remarkable. Like you, I believe these photos are historical documents in their own right. [more…]

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Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Three

6th June 2026 Going Postal 0

The train was packed with no chance to talk, it wasn’t until they were home, he relayed the conversation before they left. Sally also wondered if they had been told the full truth. While Sally [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1963

5th June 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Please Please Me – The Beatles This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

5th June 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 4th June 2026 The Panel: Andy Burnham (Labour) Michael Winstanley (Conservative) Robert Kenyon (Reform UK) Jake Austin (Liberal Democrat) Sarah Wakefield (Green Party) Venue: Makerfield As ever, the dullard of the family is [more…]

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