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Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: A Postcard From 1976 Pt.3

18th September 2026 Going Postal 0

It was fifty years ago today. Well… Not quite – but close enough for rock ‘n’ roll. This article was originally scheduled to appear over the recent August bank holiday weekend. But, as is so [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

18th September 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 17th September 2026 The Panel: Heidi Alexander (Labour) Joy Morrissey (Conservative) Danny Kruger (Reform UK) Caroline Lucas (Green Party) Venue: Salisbury For once the interesting member of the family, rather than the dullard, [more…]

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Crossing the Atlantic, At Sea

17th September 2026 Going Postal 0

I unpacked my belongings and noticed that outside of my cabin windows was a little orange motor boat that was lowerable down to the water via a crane that swung the thing away from the [more…]

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What It Means to Be an American

16th September 2026 Patrick Barron 0

There is a very big difference between being an American and a citizen of any other nation We often hear that Americans are special. We may even say that ourselves. But what does that mean? [more…]

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Thomas Bewick: the Northumbrian who made his mark

14th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Thomas Bewick redrew every bird in Britain on blocks of boxwood the size of a beer mat, hid some very rude jokes in the margins of a natural history book, and created fingerprints 80-odd years [more…]

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Unpacking The Reform Donations Hoax, Part Two

12th September 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

During a career in the Greenpeace press office (explored in yesterday’s article) punctuated by award-winning undercover stings aimed at the likes of Exxon Mobil and the United Arab Emirates’ COP28 conference, Lawrence Carter highlighted ‘corporate [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – Albums 1970

11th September 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water 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 [more…]

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Unpacking The Reform Donations Hoax

11th September 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

‘For more, we’re joined by Lawrence Carter, founder and director of the Centre for Climate Reporting. He is joining us via audio only from the West Midlands in the U.K. because he’s an undercover journalist [more…]

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Crossing the Atlantic, Departure

10th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Over the years I have read many books regarding the Battle of the Atlantic and the role of the U-boat. This was largely due to a guy I once worked with suggesting I read a [more…]

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