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Conventional wisdom maybe – but it’s never the truth

13th September 2021 Emile Woolf 0

Whether it’s the belief that commitment to more infrastructure spending by the state will create more jobs; or that import tariffs are needed to protect domestic industries; or that currency manipulation can boost exports; or [more…]

Health

Social care is finished

13th September 2021 Rookwood 0

Rapidly heading towards the sunset of my life, I write this article with much sadness in my heart. Not because of the natural onward march of time, nor any real angst at the fact that [more…]

Fiction

The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 2

12th September 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Stirling Lines Headquarters 22 SAS Regiment and North Devon April 2010 The OC of the Squadron was holding his weekly State of the Union meeting, with the training officer and the Squadron Adjutant. He asked [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Ten

12th September 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday Morning all. It was extremely quiet in the building when I woke up this morning, no mutt, no Wilf, no Little Otter and no Bozzie the noisiest of them all. I was sure it [more…]

Arts

The Swaling, Part Seventy Two

11th September 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

“An app for everything these days, Mrs Wong and Mr Worth.” We’re on the IT floor of the school for savants opposite my rented home on Dumfries Street, Kovan, Singapore. My absent landlord, Mr Stein, [more…]

America

Black Americans left behind under Biden

11th September 2021 Fred Brownbill 0

Under President Trumps 4 year term, he concentrated on jobs. Heck -he concentrated on making everything in and about America Great Again. Jobs for all Americans, regardless of color, creed, religion or sexual orientation. He [more…]

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Crossword No. 187

11th September 2021 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a choice of GP authored book. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 186 and a GP [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Nine – The Hollies

10th September 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands.  I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Twelve

10th September 2021 Going Postal 0

The day after the Election Jinnie slept late, in fact the whole house did. By the time she got downstairs and put the TV on the Reform Party had a 99 seat majority with two [more…]

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