Arts
The Swaling, Part Four
“To cut a long story short, Squadron Leader, we’re missing a chap. Looked him up in the London Gazette, to no avail. I could ask at the office, I’m at the Singapore Consultancy you know. [more…]
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Animals
Fromage de Tete
Recipe: 1 pig’s head 2 pig’s trotters 3 star anise 1 large onion 5 bay leaves 2tsps red wine vinegar Tarragon (ideally fresh) 6 sage leaves As the lockdown progresses and the days merge in [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 14th May 2020 Panel: Stephen Barclay (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Mick Cash (Trades Union Leader) Luke Johnson (Venture Capitalist) Devi Sridhar (Accademic) Venue: Oxford Author of the Hippocratic oath and conqueror of smallpox, [more…]
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Postcard From Vilnius
Background For the last 15 years I have been traveling to Central Europe each month on business. Many of my trips are to Lithuania and Poland, so I have decided to send a postcard from [more…]
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Mainstream Media Failure
Confidence in MSM it appears has fallen by a whopping 25%, from I suspect an all time low in any event. There are a number of reasons for this in my view but out of [more…]
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The Virus Circle – An Object Lesson on Socialist Economics
It’s not quite like having to start the economy from scratch, but this lockdown-induced recession warrants some detached assessment. We are aware that viable businesses have been forced to close their doors – or keep [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Three
Is there an irrational fear of the southern hemisphere? Austrophobia? If so, may I suggest that those who suffer from it (Equatrophobics?) might try Singapore? One degree of latitude north, 70 miles from the equator, [more…]
Culture
Ooh, Aar, Rough Veg Gardening, A Progress Report
Hello Postaliers, welcome to the latest progress report from the greenhouse at the end of the world, where summer has arrived early (as it often does) and work is limited, even with vents fully open [more…]
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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…]