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Biography

Trade Plating Around England, Part Ten

17th June 2023 Going Postal 0

This time, Preston and Norwich and a nightmare in London Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part one is here [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

16th June 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 15th June 2023 The Panel: David TC Davies (Conservative) David Blunkett (Labour) David Linden (SNP) Charlotte Ivers (Times Radio) Guto Harri (Former Boris Johnson Aide) Venue: Deeside David Blunkett (not his real name, [more…]

Fiction

JInnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Sixteen

15th June 2023 Going Postal 0

Jinnie drove away from Windsor feeling quite pleased not only had they given the employment agency a massive kick up the arse, but they had also found a front of house manager for the Artisan [more…]

Literature

A High Profile Arrest in Scotland

13th June 2023 DH 0

F**k’s sake. Just back fae a dissaplinary heerin’ wi’ a pair ae complete f**kin’ c**ts frae tha profeshnul standards dapartment. It wis aboot f**kin’ hee haw an’ aw. A pure waste ae polis time ovah [more…]

20th Century

Modern Policing – A Copper’s View From 1950

12th June 2023 Going Postal 0

In 1950 John E Horwell, the former Chief Constable of Scotland Yard, set out his view of the state of modern policing; a view which will resonate with many 73 years later. This article first [more…]

20th Century

Slow Boats To Africa, Part Two

12th June 2023 Going Postal 0

In Part One we followed the journey of Irishman Charles Freeman, on the SS Medic down the west coast of Africa, from Liverpool to Cape Town in 1927. The ship was continuing on to Australia, [more…]

Fiction

The Diary of a REMF – Part One

11th June 2023 Blown Periphery 0

Thursday 5th February The son who had been born in a clinic in the Camargue while lizards crawled up the walls of the delivery room, looked down at the dying man in the bed. Cancer [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week One-Hundred And Ninety-One

11th June 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Monday Good bank holiday morning everyone, it’s a sunny today which is unusual for a bank holiday Monday. I’m looking forward to a nice lazy day today with no visitors to Number 10 and only [more…]

Biography

Trade Plating Around England, Part Nine

10th June 2023 Going Postal 0

This time, Grandad rights and the ultimate sin Brief recap, I spent two and a half years trade plating round England with the occasional foray into Scotland and Wales. Part one is here Part two [more…]

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