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A View From (The Shed By) The Greenhouse; The Great Betrayal(s)

27th May 2025 Colin Cross 1757 Comments

My loyal reader may remember an article I published, funnily enough, in May 2022 when I wrote about my encounter with a fellow in Bath and my resultant (and still current) flirtation with herbalism. I [more…]

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Early Spring is pleasant in Hong Kong

18th March 2025 Going Postal 2256 Comments

Early Spring is pleasing in Hong Kong – twenty or so degrees, varying humidity and breeze, but pleasant. The Hong Kong flower show starts today (14 March). An indication of a growing season rather different [more…]

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Boys High

17th March 2025 Going Postal 2191 Comments

Apartheid was in its last breath. A state of Emergency existed in the country. Military on the streets and weekly bomb drills at school. This morning though, I found myself at the entrance to the [more…]

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The Case Against Fordism

12th March 2025 Going Postal 2450 Comments

It’s hard to imagine where we would be today in terms of economic progress, industrial production capacity and labour dynamics if Henry Ford never existed. The revolutionary system he pioneered in the early 20th century, [more…]

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Harambee! Harambee Tena!

17th October 2024 Going Postal 2581 Comments

The first ever fundraiser in Kenya took place in December 1928. It has been 96 years but we still say, Harambee!!! October 1, 2024 The year is 1926. Kenya is under colonial rule. Natives in [more…]

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Postcard from Birmingham, Part Six

28th September 2024 Always Worth Saying 1978 Comments

In recent weeks we have allowed ourselves to be distracted by summer riots, 1980s football matches and pop concerts, the Falkland Islands and even the delivery of mail to the South Pole at Christmas. Puffins [more…]

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The Origins of Terms and Phrases

13th July 2024 Going Postal 2369 Comments

There are terms and phrases which remain in use today, despite the fact they were coined many years or many centuries ago. In some cases it is quite remarkable that they have survived and stand [more…]

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OTF: Working Towards a Stable Society

17th June 2024 Going Postal 2552 Comments

Introduction One thing no other politician seems to be doing is looking at the whole as to what is required for a stable society. Having done so, it is then possible to work backwards and [more…]

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A Taster Lesson in Italian

23rd March 2024 Going Postal 2684 Comments

I am trying to learn Italian. Mia Nonna was Italian from Florence and I am going to the Italian Riviera for my main holiday this June. I can make a reasonable fist of reading simple [more…]

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