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Book review: Proto: how one ancient language went global, by Laura Spinney

6th July 2026 Going Postal 0

Who are we, and where did we come from? Might our ancestral languages hold the key? More years ago than I care to remember, as a teenager I came upon an old book published in [more…]

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WG’s Summer Cruise, June 2026 – Part One

5th July 2026 Going Postal 0

The Prologue I booked this cruise while onboard P&O Arvia in the Caribbean the Christmas before last (2024). P&O are a bit artful, they leave a copy of the latest cruise brochure in your stateroom, [more…]

19th Century

The Realer World of Little Trains

4th July 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Burnham, Starmer, by-elections, defence reviews, World Cups, wars and the cost of living? Meh. Never mind all of that, what’s happening in the realer world of little trains? I have an embarrassing gap on my [more…]

Fiction

Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Seven

4th July 2026 Going Postal 0

An hour after he had told Sally and Jane of Taff’s impending arrival, his phone rang. Security informed him his visitor was waiting for him. He said to Howard he would be gone for an [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

3rd July 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time Andy Burnham Special 26th June 2026 The Panel: Emily Thornberry (Labour) Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) Zia Jusuf (Reform UK) Stephanie Flanders (Journalist) Venue: Kettering Just when you thought it was safe to announce to [more…]

Fiction

Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Six

27th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Dave sat in the lounge waiting, he was early, he wanted to see who came through the door. There was no mistaking the Chief Constable, although he had changed out of his uniform, he still [more…]

Democracy

Always Worth Saying’s Post-Brexit Review

26th June 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

This week, the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum was overshadowed by the excitement surrounding King of the North, Remainer Andy Burnham’s, latest steps to take over the running of the country from the clump [more…]

Diary

A View From (T’Shed By) The Greenhouse; Murders Most Foul

23rd June 2026 Colin Cross 0

I’d been pottering about in the greenhouse for an hour or so after opening up the shed and decided it was time for a drink of water. Much panicked flapping of wings greeted me, the [more…]

Holmes and Watson on a train.
19th Century

The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 6/6: The Giant Rat of Sumatra. Part 2 of 2

21st June 2026 Tachybaptus 0

Part One can be read here: The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 6/6: The Giant Rat of Sumatra. Part 1 of 2 The following afternoon, replete with Mrs Hudson’s game pie and gooseberry fool, we found [more…]

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