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21st Century

Danger to Kenya’s Democracy

24th January 2023 Going Postal 0

21 August 2022 Westerners, the outgoing president (Uhuru Kenyatta), and former opposition leader (Raila Odinga) wish to force a barmy government in which the pursuit of citizen wellbeing is halted in favour of pursuing undefined [more…]

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Economic Evolution: Darwin’s Idiot Speaks, Part Two

23rd January 2023 Going Postal 0

Prior to written documents being exchanged as representations of mutually agreed perceived value, the concept of money arose amongst multiple trading groups. This may have taken place prior to the credit/debit system as a substitute [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Eight

22nd January 2023 Going Postal 0

Eighth in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in January 1968 – Jerry F We reached Cody, Wyoming on a night of driving rain and [more…]

20th Century

A Stroll Along Quai du Mont-Blanc

21st January 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

We shall remain in Geneva in the 1980s for a little longer before moving around Lake Geneva in a clockwise direction in the 1950s. Does that make any sense? Our first photo this time is [more…]

20th Century

My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Eighteen – Phil Collins

20th January 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop.  These are those groups or artists [more…]

20th Century

Buried Treasure

17th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Amongst a century of detritus at the BBC there lies some buried treasure. Between layers of fake news, preachy left-wing documentaries and un-funny comedy, the BBC’s iPlayer hides a gleaming gem of an old archaeology [more…]

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Economic Evolution: Darwin’s Idiot Speaks, Part One

16th January 2023 Going Postal 0

Having been born into and grown up within the never-ending promise of prosperity guaranteed by Keynes’s gospel that saved us all from the purgatory of the Depression, I like others only began to see a [more…]

20th Century

Sisi – The Foulest Crime of The Century

14th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Last time our 1955 Ford Prefect road trip found my grandmother photographed standing on the Jet d’Eau side of Lake Geneva. An interesting crown-topped cupola lay squatted in silhouette on the other side of the [more…]

20th Century

My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Seventeen – Hawkwind

13th January 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop.  These are those groups or artists [more…]

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