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Investment : Timing is everything

29th December 2025 Going Postal 0

It’s poetic that Warren Buffett stepped down at Berkshire Hathaway earlier this year after one of the most extraordinary investing careers in modern history. Financial savvy Puffins (are there any other ?) will not need [more…]

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More Largesse from Santa Claus Trump

23rd December 2025 Patrick Barron 0

President Trump has promised a $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” for the US military. This article from Military.com seems to offer as thorough an explanation of what is known so far, which isn’t much. According to the [more…]

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An Economic Four-Way Test

9th December 2025 Patrick Barron 0

I was a member of Rotary International for many years. All meetings either started or ended with a recitation of the “Four-Way Test”. Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it [more…]

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Where Gary Neville Comes From

11th October 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

‘It’s a fact of life that where we come from is important. I used to lie in bed thinking about themes where I could address the players that would make an impact on them. I [more…]

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Peter Mandelson – Something In The Genes?

19th September 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Speaking at the launch of his memoir The Third Man, Life at The Heart of New Labour, which he only finished writing two weeks earlier, Peter Mandelson said, ‘It was a high wire act. Now [more…]

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The Bell Hotel, Epping

22nd August 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

A disappointed migrant sits in his hotel room. England is not as he expected. A bee lodges in his bonnet. He puts pen to paper and troubles the letters page of a London newspaper. Here’s [more…]

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A View From (Just By) The Greenhouse; A Mini Postcard, A Lament

19th August 2025 Colin Cross 0

I saw the squirrel before it saw me. It loped towards me by the verge before turning into the yard and setting off up the path, where it was met by Burt and the B&M [more…]

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No Need to Control Resources; Access Is Sufficient

2nd July 2025 Patrick Barron 0

For a long time political pundits have wished that the US government was run “more like a business”; thus, believing that a businessman would be preferable to a politician. A businessman’s goal is to make [more…]

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How To Deliver a Parcel, Part 2

30th June 2025 Going Postal 0

“Ok, how do you actually deliver 300 parcels at Christmas, Matt? You spouted out a lot of words and made me wait for part 2, but how do you actually do it?” Well, just before [more…]

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