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Communist Flip Flops

22nd January 2020 well_chuffed 0

The aspiration for this article is to enlighten some Puffins about the several about-turns the Communists were forced into before, during and after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were enemies, [more…]

John Stonehouse

21st November 2018 Going Postal 0

Today’s brief piece recalls a disappearing act that caused somewhat of a stir back in the day that I’m sure many of you will remember. The brief career of a rapidly rising star and his [more…]

The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Seven

2nd May 2018 0

IT PAUSES, MONDAY BEFORE EASTER, HOLY WEEK An early morning start for the whole household, Martha, Iltud, Sally, Josey, Narin and an insistent Sam, who refused to be left behind; fresh clothes, big breakfasts, [more...]
Crossword No. 92

16th November 2019 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more...]
Larry’s Diary Week Twenty Nine

8th March 2020 0

Monday Well, that was a lovely wet and windy weekend. I didn’t go outside any more than was absolutely essential, it’s not nice getting wet fur and being blown all over the place. I’d much [more...]
Disintermediation

9th February 2020 0

My first job was as a graduate trainee for a merchant bank in the City in the late 1980s and among the many buzzwords that the Slick Willies of that profession used to bandy about [more...]
Going Postal with Question Time

6th June 2019 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Thetford. On the panel: Nicky Morgan MP, former education secretary, Conservative; Anneliese Dodds MP, Labour’s shadow treasury minister and a [more...]