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Going Postal

Of Cabbages, Kings in the North, & Populism (Part 1)

28th June 2026 Going Postal 0

This chap, who I fear would not get a respectful audience on GP, did however manage to snag a gig last Christmas, delivering the Reith lectures on the BBC. In a series of four lectures, [more…]

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Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off – Parp!

26th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Greetings pop pickers (from the hot and steamy Côte d’Azur on the stunning Mediterranean coastline of southeastern France) and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our groin-polished googlies from [more…]

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The Clairvoyant

24th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Perhaps the one aspiration all parties bar the Greens hold is to try to engineer some growth into the economy. Most of the blame attaches to the Treasury but the country seems unable to accomplish [more…]

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Bash 2026 – Last Call

21st June 2026 Swiss Bob 0

As Larry is on holiday cruising, one final Bash reminder. It is going to be hot. Thursday and Friday are going to be in the thirties. Saturday and Sunday a more reasonable mid-twenties. Hats and suntan [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1964

19th June 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: In Dreams This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the link for [more…]

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The Eternal Triangle

18th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Sit yourselves down, Puffins, pour yourself a large one, & harken to the sorry tale of a chorus girl, the son of a US railroad robber baron, and the murdered architect Stanford White, in a [more…]

20th Century

When We Was Fab – The Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1980s

17th June 2026 Going Postal 0

40 or 50 years ago the SCG was probably the best place in the world to watch cricket. Sure Lord’s was more dignified and places like the MCG and Eden Gardens were bigger but this [more…]

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Personal Situational Awareness

17th June 2026 NeverUpToTheJob 0

Anyone who’s ever taken a moment to watch animals in the wild – birds in particular, can’t fail to have noticed they are constantly on the lookout for danger and predators, and are always primed [more…]

19th Century

One Hundred Years Ago This Very Day

13th June 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

The ‘Grim up north’ trope reminds of Northern England’s story of endless decline. In reality, the region produced immense wealth through the likes of textiles, steel, coal and shipbuilding. Influential industrialists’ fortunes rivalled those in [more…]

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