Going Postal
  • Home
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Blog
  • Politics
    • Authoritarianism
    • Capitalism
    • Communism
    • Conservatives
    • Elections
    • European Union
    • Labour
    • Peace
    • Socialism
    • Terrorism
    • War
    • US
  • Economics
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Trading
  • Science
    • Engineering
    • Geology
    • Health
    • Physics
    • Mathematics
    • Space
    • Technology
  • History
    • English Civil War
    • 18th Century
    • 19th Century
    • 20th Century
    • WW I
    • WW II
    • The Cold War
  • Literature
    • Biography
    • Book Reviews
    • Fiction
    • Mystery
    • Poetry
    • Satire
    • Thriller
  • Forums
    • Campaigning
    • Competitions
    • Culture
    • Current Affairs
    • Elections
    • GP Events
    • Media Shows & Appearances
    • Publishing
    • Welcome
  • Merchandise
    • Trump Mugs and Tee Shirts
    • Custom Mug
    • GP Mugs
    • GP Coasters
    • GP Books
    • GP Keyrings

Culture

Arts

The Swaling, Part Twenty Six

24th October 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

The first rule of diplomacy is to be nice to everybody all of the time, especially at Singapore’s social event of the season, the British High Commissioner’s annual bash. Even when cornered by North Korea’s [more…]

Arts

Going Postal with Question Time

22nd October 2020 Going Postal 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of the same old faces, same old propaganda. On the panel are: Nicky Morgan, former secretary of state for Education and former culture secretary, [more…]

Arts

Art in Cocklecarrot (Not Cocklecroft) Towers, Part Six

21st October 2020 Going Postal 0

“Come and get me, copper!” East End saying Dark doings in murky waters open Part 6. Specifically- The attempted theft of dozens of priceless artworks from under my very nose! I regret to advise Mrs [more…]

SharpieType301, Going Postal
18th Century

Holding Hands – Part Three

19th October 2020 SharpieType301 0

The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. In [more…]

Arts

The Swaling, Part Twenty Five

17th October 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Ordinarily, the High Commissioner’s residence looks like a two-tiered colonial wedding cake, all Wedgwood coloured walls and white embellishments. Especially so when seen by moon and burning torch light during the British Mission’s much anticipated [more…]

Arts

Art in Cocklecarrot (not Cocklecroft) Towers, Part Five

14th October 2020 Going Postal 0

“A little injustice in the heart can be drowned by wine; but a great injustice in the world can be drowned only by the sword” Epigrams of Chang Ch’ao This part of the mould-breaking series [more…]

Arts

Why Resident Evil 4 should not be remade

13th October 2020 Going Postal 0

The last couple of years have seen quite a few old games remade for newer consoles and some of those facing reboots have been the Resident Evil series. Granted, I quite enjoyed the remakes of [more…]

18th Century

Holding Hands – Part Two

12th October 2020 SharpieType301 0

In Part One, I explained that my husband and I travelled to Moelfre, not far from Oswestry, to see a sculptor by the name of Tony Meadows. During that visit, Tony had made an alginate [more…]

Arts

The Swaling, Part Twenty Four

10th October 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Singapore being a Commonwealth country the British Embassy was really a High Commission and the Ambassador, a High Commissioner. Since both high commissioners and ambassadors are addressed as ‘Your Excellency’, myself, my wife Nicole and [more…]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 33 34 35 … 70 »

Latest Articles

  • The Eternal Triangle
    18th June 2026 0
  • Labour’s bad boys – Part 16 Mike Amesbury
    18th June 2026 0
  • When We Was Fab – The Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1980s
    17th June 2026 0
  • Personal Situational Awareness
    17th June 2026 0
  • YooKay2026…… A State broken by Corruption (Part 1)
    16th June 2026 0
  • Timothy Hackworth: The Third Northumbrian of the Railway Revolution
    15th June 2026 0
  • No reflection in the mirror
    15th June 2026 0

GP on Twitter

Tweets by GoingPostalBlog

Elsewhere on GP

  • My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twenty-Nine – Diana Ross & The Supremes

    28th January 2022 0
    If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more...]
  • A Postcard From a Long Christmas Cruise, Part Six

    22nd February 2023 0
    23rd December – St Kitts I can hardly believe that this is day 23 of my cruise. Much like any other it started with me being woken by the phantom cabin door banger, who was [more...]
  • No one is attacking me

    7th January 2024 0
    Odysseus, when asked his name by Polyphemus, famously retorted ‘Outis’ – ‘no-one’, or ‘nobody’; thus, when the drunk Cyclops was having his eye gouged out by Odysseus and co., his call for help from his [more...]
  • Rosebud in June

    8th June 2021 0
    Here’s a welcome to the busting-out-all-over month of June. As you know, nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. An ache for home according to the Greeks, and perfectly understandable if you were in your [more...]
  • Film Review: Bridge Over The River Kwai

    21st June 2022 0
      David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is not just a great film, it is a nearly perfect one. Even better, it was recognised as such from the start by virtually everyone. [more...]

Articles by Author

  • 70s_girl
  • 1642again
  • 10210ken
  • Æthelberht
  • Alexsandr too
  • Always Worth Saying
  • Ancient Mariner
  • Ang Ryman
  • Annie Dee
  • AW Kamau
  • Bark Kantatas
  • Barbican
  • Bassman
  • Bergen
  • Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs
  • Bill Quango MP
  • Blown Periphery
  • Bobo
  • Chrissie
  • Churchills Shark
  • Colin Cross
  • Colliemum
  • Columba Palumbus
  • Cynic
  • Dalester
  • DH
  • Dixie
  • DJM
  • Dorset Knob
  • Doxie
  • Dr Mike Finnley
  • EJ – Wankpuffin
  • El Cnutador
  • Emile Woolf
  • Eraser of Love
  • Foxoles
  • Gillygangle
  • Gmbd
  • Godfrey Bloom
  • Grimy Miner
  • GrumpyAngler
  • Guardian Council
  • Ivory Cutlery
  • James Dalton
  • Jethro
  • Jerry F
  • Jerry Mandarin
  • JimmySP
  • Jim Walshe
  • Joe Slater
  • Joe Williams
  • John Booth
  • John Tull
  • Jonathon Davies
  • Judas was paid
  • Katabasis
  • Kent
  • Kipper
  • LetEnglandShake
  • Lugosi
  • Madam Revenant
  • Martin Mezger
  • Mr QM
  • Nautilus
  • NeverUpToTheJob
  • Noix
  • Northern man
  • Oddanatomy
  • OldTrout
  • Ozymandias
  • Paul_Southampton
  • Paul Wicker
  • Pete Plug
  • Phil the test manager
  • Rat Catcher
  • RedBudgie
  • Reggie
  • Roger Ackroyd
  • Rookwood
  • Ross
  • SharpieType301
  • Shibusa
  • Sunshine & Showers
  • Sweaty Dave
  • Tachybaptus
  • The Black Swan
  • The Buttscratcher Jimmy
  • Tom Pudding
  • Upset
  • Verax Cincinnatus
  • Viciousbutfair
  • Vir Cantium
  • \/()43 |_|K19
  • well_chuffed
  • William
  • WorthingGooner
  • Wycombewanderer

Archives

Contribute to GP

If you wish to make a contribution small and often would be preferable. Paypal accepts all sorts of payment methods.




In Pictures

  • Holmes and Watson
Meta
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Sitemap
  • Home
  • Bash 2026
  • About
  • Contact
  • Support and Subscriptions
  • Moderation philosophy and policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disqus Help Page

Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes