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The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 2/6: The Missing Archbishop. Part 1 of 2

19th April 2026 Tachybaptus 0

I do not think that the events I describe below can be published in my lifetime; indeed, for the good of the British state and the British public, it may be necessary to conceal them [more…]

Holmes and Watson interrogate the night watchman.
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The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 1/6: The Six Puffins. Part 2 of 2

12th April 2026 Tachybaptus 0

We all looked into the vault, lit by the thin winter daylight seeping through the window behind us. Indeed there was no trace of anything but the pallet lying forlornly in the middle of the [more…]

Holmes and Watson
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The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 1/6: The Six Puffins. Part 1 of 2

5th April 2026 Tachybaptus 0

During the many years I spent with my friend the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes I have had the privilege of publishing accounts of many of his cases, almost without exception triumphantly brought to a [more…]

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Easter Railway Review

4th April 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

I’ve been meaning to tell you this for a while, but real life keeps interrupting. One’s pen’s been distracted by a diminishing Navy, war in the Gulf, Question Times, Holy Week and even the installation [more…]

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Land Grab or Business as Usual?

16th January 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

A early as 2019, President Donald Trump made headlines by suggesting that the United States should consider buying Greenland from Denmark, a proposal that immediately sparked debate and international attention. While the idea seemed unusual [more…]

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Railway Review

3rd January 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Following the outpouring of joy over the street cars of Paramaribo – complete with a trip to Kabelstation (where a rope-worked gondola spanned the Suriname River), and a railcar ride with the Queen of Holland, [more…]

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Bastiat’s enduring legacy

21st October 2025 Going Postal 0

Frédéric Bastiat, the 19th-century French economist and philosopher, is best known for his defense of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government, and his ideas, especially at the time he conceived them were as profound [more…]

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Who were the Whigs?

7th October 2025 Going Postal 0

We are all familiar with the saying that ‘Britain basically has a two-party system’, an aphorism which until recently seemed to be so obvious as to hardly need saying. Incredibly, it now seems we may [more…]

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Today’s 200th Anniversary of The Railway

27th September 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

This weekend sees the 200th anniversary of railways – or at least of the first steam locomotive-hauled passenger service, which took place on the Stockton to Darlington railway 200 years ago today (27th September). On [more…]

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    Thursday came around quite slowly for Jinnie as she was anxious to hear more. She had seen Ethel on a couple of her visits to the residential home since the last “whist” night, but she [more...]
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