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The Swaling, Part Seven

6th June 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Myself, Tai Tai and Lotus are sat on the unfolded Fortnum and Mason boxes on the attic floor at 28 Dumfries Street, Kovan, Singapore, the property that we rent for a pittance from the missing [more…]

80 years ago this month the North African Campaign, or Desert War kicked off. On one side were the Italians, desperately trying to expand their Empire in Africa, on the other were the British who [more…]

Crossword No. 121

6th June 2020 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 Last week’s winner. 120 Glazinova. Answers with next week’s crossword. [more…]

Attila The Hun’s Trousers

5th June 2020 bobo 0

Attila the Hun burst, ferociously and irrevocably, into Western European consciousness in 451AD. Following the route that would be taken by German armies in 1914 and 1940 he led his forces along the banks of [more…]

The Great Escape, Part One

5th June 2020 Going Postal 0

Facts: Have been not reading the comments on here for some time; ignored the MSM (for facts) for longer. Have a house in England and, thanks to a modest inheritance from my wife’s uncle, we [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

5th June 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 4th June 2020 Panel: Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) David Lammy (Labour) Donna Kinnair (Royal College of Nursing) Hugh Pennington (Microbiologist) Venue: Southampton Medical school tutor to Professor Van-Tan, the patient zero who gave Steven [more…]