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A paralysis of dignity
[Credit for this piece goes to Mojo, without whose astute observations I would not have been inspired to write these words.] I don’t know about you, but for a number of years now, there has [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Nine
We are in the front room at 28 Dumfries Street, Kovan. The awful Nicolaas and Dora Clogg have called in response to an “Operation Bonfire” appeal in the Straights Star. Tai Tai and Lotus are [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 18th June 2020 Panel: James Cleverly (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) Jed Mercurio (Writer) Steve Parish (Businessman) Venue: Plymouth The expert who advised Thomas Guy to put his money into [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents topical debate with an audience from Plymouth. On the panel are: James Cleverly MP, former Conservative Party chairman, now minister for the Middle East and North [more…]
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Slow train to Mokpo
After a month near Suwon studying the language, I felt ready for the road. I didn’t really have a travel plan. I just wanted to see as much of the country as I could over [more…]
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PMQs with Going Postal
Agenda Prime Minister’s Question Time Featured image Robert Pittman – Licence CC BY-ND 2.0
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Book Review: Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré
A while ago this reviewer attended a lecture. The subject was ten books that had changed the world. Delivered by Melvyn Bragg, author of a work of the same name, having been talked through three [more…]
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Postcard from Penarth
A little confession first. This is a bit of a cheat ‘postcard’ because, although I have visited this lovely seaside town many times, I also lived there for a blissful year or so, overlooking Cardiff [more…]