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The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 – Grand Final Night

16th May 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Huzzah! Let joy be unconfined! It’s Grand Final Night! So please be welcome to the 2026 festival of flamboyance and flounce that we all know and love as the Eurovision Song Contest. This time we’re [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest Preview

15th May 2026 Going Postal 0

Let joy be unconfined – It’s that most wonderful time of year – again… EUROVISION!!! Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday glides effortlessly across the neatly trimmed [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – Albums 1961

8th May 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Runaway with Del Shannon 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 [more…]

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Star Crossed Lovers

5th May 2026 Going Postal 0

The Beatles were global stars who changed the face of music forever, influencing film and fashion along the way. They remain the most successful band in history and pushed the limits of how famous musicians [more…]

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The War we think ended in 1945

28th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Most people believe World War II ended in 1945. In reality, its most important consequences were only beginning. The fighting stopped. The maps were redrawn. The narrative was presented as settled—and fixed in place. But [more…]

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Afghanistan as it was (1973)

27th April 2026 Going Postal 0

After several requests from fellow Puffins, I finally got off my arse to rummage around in the attic and miraculously unearthed a bunch of diaries from over fifty years ago, and most importantly the one [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – Albums 1960

24th April 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Elvis is Back 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 [more…]

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Kenya’s Austerity Loop

22nd April 2026 Going Postal 0

For the second time, Kenya has pressed its palms against the cold marble of the IMF and the World Bank, asking the same architects of global austerity to diagnose wounds we have spent time inflicting [more…]

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Standing with Giants: A Postcard from Pompey

13th April 2026 SharpieType301 0

‘Twas on a grey, damp and dismal day in January that, together with a couple of my ‘dementia friends’, I headed off to Fort Nelson, one of Palmerston’s Follies. This particular Fort is not quite [more…]

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