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Postcard From Peter Hitchens, Part Five

18th May 2024 Always Worth Saying 1789 Comments

I’ve been following Daily Mail columnist and author Peter Hitchens – literally. The surprise being we only recently fell into correspondence. Both of us are keen on railways and church, enjoyed minor public school and [more…]

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Honourable Members

27th April 2024 Always Worth Saying 1687 Comments

As everyone knows, the Cold War was won by minor public school boys with bad degrees from embarrassing new universities. Sat on the banks of the Danube they sketched Czech freight trains disguised as if [more…]

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The US’ Latest Crocus Claim…

17th April 2024 Going Postal 2436 Comments

The second and third-order effects of their work could influence America’s deep state and electoral dynamics once their final report is published and inadvertently amplified by the Mainstream Media in a desperate attempt to discredit [more…]

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From Palestine to the JFK Assassination

3rd January 2024 Going Postal 2416 Comments

Lyndon Johnson’s installation changed the geopolitical topography JFK’s death was followed by his brother within five years; his son 36 years later Killing Kennedy was not the main objective but to install Lyndon Johnson The [more…]

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Postcard From Kiruna

29th December 2023 Always Worth Saying 2192 Comments

Having been presented with the key to the door, my wilful 21-year-old self used the opportunity to close the lock tightly behind him and allow the trade winds to billow his sails north, all the [more…]

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Bob

18th September 2023 Novak and Goode 2111 Comments

The screaming started shortly after daybreak; the women and children had spent the night in the schoolhouse for the children of the Pilsudski Settlers. Throughout the night the women had taken it in turns to [more…]

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Elementary, my dear Watson – Co Cobalt

22nd August 2023 SharpieType301 2144 Comments

We are working our way through each of the eighteen Groups of the Periodic Table (a.k.a. the Periodic Table of the Elements), with the general idea behind this series being to ensure that at least [more…]

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Elementary, my dear Watson – Ti Titanium

8th August 2023 SharpieType301 2430 Comments

Another week, another element. Let’s head off on another exciting elementary excursion. You’ll get the idea now that I hope to ensure that at least one element is included from each of the eighteen Groups [more…]

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Somalia – Western Economic Colonialism

7th February 2023 Going Postal 2959 Comments

Somalia’s recent history is also a tale of grave miscalculations made by foreigners in a very foreign land. Knowing nomads happily demonstrated their supremacy and disdain for outsiders, the so-called fruits of civilization were not [more…]

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