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Escape Of The Ransomed Princess

26th April 2025 Always Worth Saying 1943 Comments

You’ll have to take this with a sprinkling of salt — or several fistfuls if you’re the sort who needs receipts for everything. To be frank, I don’t much care if you believe me or [more…]

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The RSM

16th April 2025 Going Postal 1776 Comments

As we enter a weekend with Parliament being recalled to discuss something about Steel, it seems time to recall the last time I was near Scunthorpe while in the Army. A slight bit of History [more…]

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Book Review, ‘Unleashed’ by Boris Johnson

14th December 2024 Always Worth Saying 2018 Comments

The second-ever greatest Johnson of words, Samuel, the 18th-century lexicographer, informs us, “When a man is tired of London he is tired of life”. Three centuries later, no matter what we think of life we’re [more…]

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Moving the Talai

28th August 2024 Going Postal 2252 Comments

August 14, 2024 The evidence of colonial Britain’s attempt to eliminate the Talai a century ago is only now coming to light, as the last of the survivors seek justice. Above: Kibore Cheruiyot Ng’asura, 102 [more…]

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Doing business with customers originally from the Indian subcontinent

8th June 2024 Going Postal 3015 Comments

I’ve written this article, following unread comments some days ago, on conducting business with Indians and Pakistanis. To give you a bit of background first, many years ago, I was a partner in a business [more…]

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Britain’s little known wars

16th May 2024 Going Postal 2488 Comments

There are, amongst us, many little old chaps who have a tale to tell – I am one such but am not at all remarkable. It would be interesting to me for others to open [more…]

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Tales From The Alarm Industry Hong Kong Special

30th December 2023 Going Postal 2299 Comments

I hadn’t intended to write about my trip to Hong Kong and subsequent work but here it is. I hope you find it interesting. Having finished with the alarm company on Friday, I was due [more…]

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Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Thirteen

2nd December 2023 Going Postal 2773 Comments

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]

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Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Twelve

25th November 2023 Going Postal 2498 Comments

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]

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