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Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War Part 1

17th January 2021 1642again 0

I have long wanted to write about Thucydides, widely regarded as the greatest historian of the ancient world and, as far as we know, only the second of the discipline after Herodotus’ account of the [more…]

Arts

The Swaling, Part Thirty Eight

16th January 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

“Whose side are you on?” I snarled to Lotus Flower in a private message. “Mine,” she replied promptly. “You retire in disgrace in a few weeks, I have to think about the rest of my [more…]

Authoritarianism

War is Over…….GloboCap Wins!

16th January 2021 Going Postal 0

Well OK, so, that was quite unsettling. For one terrifying moment there, it actually looked like GloboCap was going to let Roossian-Asset-Literally-Hitler win. Hour after hour on election night, States on the map kept turning [more…]

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Crossword No. 153

16th January 2021 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winners of a GP mug/copy of War Crimes. 151 – [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1974

15th January 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Bay City Rollers – Rollin 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 and [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Chapter One

15th January 2021 Going Postal 0

How It All Began Today was 21st June 2019 and Jinnie Walsh’s 18th birthday. She had completed her A-level exams and was doing what most girls of her age did in the summer before university [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

15th January 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 14th January 2021 Panel: Victoria Ford (Conservative) Jon Ashworth (Labour) Donna Kinnair (Royal College of Nursing) Mike Barton (Former Chief Constable) Philippa Whitford (SNP) Venue: London The first question from the QT50 audience [more…]

Arts

Going Postal with Question Time

14th January 2021 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of BBC programming from Durham. On the panel are: Minister for children Vicky Ford MP, shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth MP, Westminster spokesperson on [more…]

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Lives, damned lives and statistics

14th January 2021 Going Postal 0

On January 11th, the BBC and Sky each made great play of ‘the worst excess deaths since the second world war’ announced for 2020. This clearly conveyed a message that the corona virus was indeed [more…]

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