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Money, Corruption and Power: The Stolen Elections of Lyndon Johnson – Part 1

25th November 2020 The Black Swan 2420 Comments

  “I do understand power, whatever else may be said about me. I know where to look for it, and how to use it.” – Lyndon Johnson [The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Volume 3: Master [more…]

Sunshine & Showers, Going Postal
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Blotto or Blotter?

24th November 2020 Going Postal 2935 Comments

Since the Spring of 2020, we’ve all had to forego certain things that were dearer to us than others. I particularly miss live debates and political rallies. The last event I attended was the Brexit [more…]

Jacques Hughes, Going Postal
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Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 1

24th November 2020 Going Postal 2431 Comments

Background For some of you, the title of this piece has probably resurrected memories of certain quality films from the 1970’s. Here, however, I have used the word “confessions” mainly for alliterative purposes. Not that [more…]

America

Check the Edges, Bite the Middle

24th November 2020 Always Worth Saying 1832 Comments

Part way between Del Mar (Where the Surf Meets the Turf), Reno (The Biggest Little City in the World), and weird Portland, lies the San Francisco Bay area of Northern California. San Francisco itself is [more…]

Blown Periphery, Going Postal
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War Crimes Chapter 35 – Angela and Moira’s Stories

22nd November 2020 Blown Periphery 2840 Comments

Chapter 35 – Angela and Moira’s Stories She was asleep when her phone started ringing, her mobile that very few people knew her number. Angela groaned and fumbled for her glasses and then the phone [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Eight

22nd November 2020 Going Postal 2017 Comments

Monday Good Morning everyone, my usual weather report is that is dull and grey in London this morning, but not too cold. I took a quick trip out before breakfast and it was a bit [more…]

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The Swaling, Part Thirty

21st November 2020 Always Worth Saying 2939 Comments

The Diplomatic Corp are jammed into the reception rooms at the British High Commissioner’s residence at Eden Hall. The weather is against us. Not only is there a swaling wind (from the crop burnings in [more…]

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Panem Et Circenses: Part I

21st November 2020 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 2736 Comments

Steve walks wearily to his recently rented sofa from Amazon Global and noisily flops down on it with a heavy sigh.  Amazon Global’s airborne package guarded by their fleet of lightly armed defence drones, dropped [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

20th November 2020 Always Worth Saying 2383 Comments

Question Time 19th November 2020 Panel: James Cleverly (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Ian Blackford (SNP) Rose Hudson-Wilkin (Bishop of Dover) Fraser Nelson (Editor and columnist) Venue: Windsor An all blue Fiona Bruce took the first [more…]

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