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Postcard from Lille Part 57
A funny thing happened on the way to Lille university. Funny for the rest of us but not so funny for my wife. She got stuck in the Metro’s automatic doors. They closed on her [more…]
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20th Century
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 26th March 2020 Panel: Robert Jenrick (Conservative) Emily Thornbury (Labour) Richard Horton (The Lancet) Humphrey Cobbold (Businessman) Venue: Shrewsbury In another alteration to the usual format, tonight’s panel were in London, the questioners [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. On the panel are: Robert Jenrick MP, secretary of state for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Conservative; Emily [more…]
21st Century
Trump and the China Virus. A Glitch in the Matrix 2020
You have to hand it to them. To politicians and journalists in the pockets of worldwide big money. They know exactly what they are doing – and the world succumbs. “Even when the squirrel really [more…]
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Adventures in Photography; Scenery, Landscape and “Views”
In this second article about photography I wanted to talk about how I take “scenery” photographs, many of which often require setting up and/or travelling specifically to a place to take pictures and others which [more…]
Animals
Reasons to be cheerful
Having lurked around these parts for a while quietly enjoying the conversation, I know that a lot of people on here worry about what sort of world our children will inherit. Although reports on the [more…]
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Lent & the 40 Days in the Old and New Testaments
In continuing my series of articles on the striking consistencies of theme and message within the Old and New Testaments, it seems apt not to discuss Lent and Jesus’ Forty Days in the Wilderness which [more…]
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Postcard from Lille Part 56
Before I start, Gisele is a flowery writer and is prone to exaggeration. Aren’t we all? She is also prone to acting on those exaggerations, therefore we must take what she says seriously. Plus, across [more…]