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Postcard From Prague
In the summer of 2018 the Reggie family (me, my wife, son and daughter) decided on a city break holiday (we’re getting to that age where lying on beach has lost its appeal). We ideally [more…]
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Book Review: The Fake News Factory by David Sedgwick
I read David Sedgwick’s first book about the BBC, ‘BBC: Brainwashing Britain?’ (the Kindle version) when it came out in December 2018 and was immediately nodding and mouthing ‘yes, yes, yes’ at virtually every page. [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 7th May 2020 Panel: George Eustace (Conservative) Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds (Labour) Afua Hirsh (Journalist) Juergen Maier (Businessman) Chris Hopson (NHS Providers) Venue: Newcastle upon Tyne Surgeon to the Royal Household and discoverer of the [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from West London with pre-recorded questions from XXXXX and questions and comments from social media. On the panel are: George Eustice [more…]
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The Willendorf Venus And Others
Suerte que mis pechos sean pequeños y nos los confundas con montañas – Cervantes The problem with Art is, of course, that it appears very suddenly in the archaeological record. And furthermore that when [more…]
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Postcard From Lockdown
In Spring 2020, tired of the usual holiday destinations, it was decided for us that all holidays abroad and domestic destinations were to be cancelled. The wife, kids and dog were thrilled by the prospect [more…]
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The Home Engineer, Part One
Most men, and not a few women judging by the amount of lady machinists who have YouTube Channels, at some point or another in their lives yearn for a workshop. Now, there are a few, [more…]
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A Street Corner in Pest
Friends tell me that I’m a ‘Master Raconteur.’ At least, I think that’s what they’re telling me. Perhaps it’s an anagram? No matter, I must recount the following. Every tall tale should have its own [more…]
Engineering
“And what have the Romans ever done for us?”
Introduction It is interesting that in Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ when Reg , the leader of The People’s Front of Judaea, poses that question the very first response he receives from his gang of [more…]