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Emile Woolf, Going Postal
Economics

Savings must come first – cash is a mere diversion, part two

31st March 2020 Emile Woolf 0

I am writing this in South Africa, where its currency, the rand, provides a useful illustration of the effects of monetary inflation described in Part 1. When I was last here, three years ago, the [more…]

1642again, going Postal
Business

The Business Cash Flow Cycle & the Current Economic Heart Attack

31st March 2020 1642again 0

By chance and then a modicum of success, I ended up with a career helping companies going through times of change, needing a new strategy, or in crisis.   I’ve worked in hospitality, wholesale, IT and [more…]

Fishing

Flies Undone

30th March 2020 SharpieType301 0

Ah the joys of British weather. There we were in Bakewell, on a bitter February day. My husband and I had gone across by bus and, when we’d left home, it had been a nice, [more…]

Patrick Barron, Going Postal
Authoritarianism

Two Distinctly Different Approaches to Crisis Resolution

30th March 2020 Patrick Barron 0

There are two very distinct approaches to crisis resolution. One is the socialist approach, adopted by most governments of the world in the latest coronavirus crisis. The other is the individualistic approach, used by few [more…]

Rookwood, Going Postal
Health

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 update 4

30th March 2020 Rookwood 0

What an intense, roller coaster of a ride it has been since my last post on COVID-19. According the the Lancet, the hospitals in London are now overwhelmed [10]. The UK, like many nations, has [more…]

Fiction

War Crimes Chapter 1 – Prologue 1977, Cynthia’s Story

29th March 2020 Blown Periphery 0

War Crimes Chapter 1 This is a work of fiction and depicts a London that no longer exists. Thank goodness that the nation’s capital is now such a diverse and culturally enriched metropolis of civilization. [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary Week Thirty Two

29th March 2020 Going Postal 0

Monday A good Monday morning to you all. That was a quick weekend, it seems like only yesterday I was dictating my last diary entry. As usual it was breakfast with the gang, me keeping [more…]

Arts

Postcard from Lille Part 57

28th March 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

A funny thing happened on the way to Lille university. Funny for the rest of us but not so funny for my wife. She got stuck in the Metro’s automatic doors. They closed on her [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 111

28th March 2020 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug and keyring! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winners. Tbd. Answers with next week’s [more…]

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