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The Swaling, Part Fifty Seven

29th May 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

In the Sleescale constituency office of Major Sir Fergus McDee MP, I have read out from my Royal and Industrial Insurance Company notebook a list of names inscribed on a nearby mining tragedy memorial. I [more…]

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Puffins March for Freedom

29th May 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Today is the big day This time Unite For Freedom are aiming to make an impact that THEY can’t ignore. Today’s march is anticipated to be the most enormous event of its kind with hundreds [more…]

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A History of Pop Music Albums – 1993

28th May 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

A History of Pop Music Albums – 1993 Featured Album:  R.E.M – Automatic For The People This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to 1999.  Just cannot go on that much [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

28th May 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 27th May 2021 Panel: Grant Shapps (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Tom Newton Dunn (Journalist) Kate Clancy (Writer and teacher) Nandra Ahmed (National Care Association) Venue: London First question, do you agree with Dominic [more…]

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Postcard from Romania – Part Three

26th May 2021 SharpieType301 0

Part Two of the Postcard from Romania saw me waxing rhapsodic about the Museum of Pharmacy at the Mauksch-Hintz House in Cluj. After a fantastic visit, when we spent hours marvelling at the extraordinary collections, [more…]

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GB News Preview by Always Worth Saying

26th May 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Monday the 31st May Sunday the 13th June 2021 sees the much-anticipated launch of Britains’ newest news channel, Andrew Neil’s GB News. With its Union Jack based logo and a hint of the words “Great” [more…]

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Wolf Country: A Spiritual History of Iran

24th May 2021 cynic 0

Introduction Paropamisidae, Arachosia, Gedrosia, Hyrcania…what strangely mellifluous names were given to the provinces of the Persian Empire conquered by Alexander, whose name became synonymous with evil in the Iranian mind. Hyrcania had echoes even in [more…]

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Defund the BBC, letter 1

24th May 2021 Going Postal 0

The following letter is not intended to be legal advice. I am particularly interested to hear about any successful fraud cases against TV licence investigators.   NOTICE TO AGENT IS NOTICE TO PRINCIPAL – NOTICE [more…]

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The Swaling, Part Fifty Six

22nd May 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

My colleague Captain Davies and I are in the constituency office of wet Tory grandee Major Sir Fergus McDee MC MP. Three hundred miles to the south, former Prime Minister Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl [more…]

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