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Election of Speaker of the House of Commons

4th November 2019 Swiss Bob 0

Anyone hoping for someone better should be prepared to be disappointed. My bet’s on Bryant, Harperson is also an obvious candidate. Not since the Great Stink has Parliament been so malodorous. Lindsay Hoyle is the [more…]

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The Master-Builder of Brussels

4th November 2019 Joe Slater 0

Brussels. Is there any less loveable west European capital? The moment you step out of Bruxelles-Midi station — after all these years, I still forget that Midi means south, not central — your heart sinks. [more…]

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Némésis – Book 2 Part 4

3rd November 2019 Blown Periphery 0

RAF Brize Norton Wednesday 17th January 2018 The RAF Regiment Sergeant was waiting for Wing Commander Hammond in the station’s Ground Defence Training Section at 08:30. He was expecting a dried-up and wizened old battle-axe [more…]

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Larry’s Diary Week Ten

3rd November 2019 Going Postal 0

Monday Another new week and still a stand-in feeding me, fortunately this one likes the radio on LBC and I can listen to Nick Ferrari while I eat. He had an interview with the Saj [more…]

Christianity

Elisha – Picking up the Baton

3rd November 2019 1642again 0

We have finally got to the subject of the Elisha in my series of the prophets of the Old Testament, who I had meant to cover after addressing Elijah, but then got distracted by Isaiah, [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 37

2nd November 2019 Always Worth Saying 0

‘There must be a better way to live than this’, I observe, ‘the squabbling, the pettiness, the violence. Why can’t we all just get on with each other and live in peace and harmony?’, I wonder [more…]

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Crossword No. 90

2nd November 2019 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more…]

America

Queerness, Civilization and its Discontents

1st November 2019 honey the monster 0

Foreward: I’m cross posting this in a couple of places. It’s bound to be a dramatically unpopular piece wherever I post it, but I’m providing it in hopes to stir thought on the subject, if [more…]

Arts

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

1st November 2019 Roger Ackroyd 0

Question Time 31st October 2019 Having been born to a Brummagem dynasty on both sides of the family I have a soft spot for Birmingham. Maternal great-grandfather ran a very successful accountancy business in the [more…]

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