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Report From Israel, 1957 – Part Two

12th December 2023 Going Postal 0

In 1957 my uncle, John Alldridge visited Israel for the Birmingham Mail. This is the second of his reports. – Jerry F Gunfire over Galilee We were sitting on the veranda under that golden guinea [more…]

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Kundun (1998)

11th December 2023 Going Postal 0

  I do like a good biographical film, they often portray important and fascinating figures, set in exotic locations around the world, giving snap shots of the turning points in civilization. Showing what has been [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fifteen

10th December 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday It’s Monday again and it’s wet again. Everyone was watching football in the office yesterday; at times they had two games on at the same time (on different TVs!). I had trouble working out [more…]

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Book review: Three Lives, by Nigel Parsons

9th December 2023 Going Postal 0

According to amazon, ‘Nigel Parsons was born in an army camp in the South of England and spent many of his early years living in the remnants of the British empire, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, and [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

8th December 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time December 7th 2023 The Panel: Steve Brine (Conservative) Johnny Mercer (Conservative) Anneliese Dodds (Labour) Peter Hitchens (Journalist and Author) George Monbiot (Writer and Environmental Activist) Venue: Petersfield George Monbiot (not his full name, [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Nine

7th December 2023 Going Postal 0

Over the next few days, the family enjoyed their holiday, swimming in the villa’s pool and the warm sea, sunbathing, the twins playing on the beach, eating good food, and generally relaxing. Alberto had been [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fourteen

3rd December 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday Well, it’s Monday again and surprise, surprise it’s wet. It was nice not to have the pro-Hamas lot ‘marching for peace’ in central London on Saturday. I really wish I could understand what they [more…]

Biography

Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Thirteen

2nd December 2023 Going Postal 0

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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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

1st December 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 30th November 2023 The Panel: Esther McVey (Conservative) Steve Reed (Labour) Layla Moran (LibDem) Andrew Neil (Journalist) Zoe Lyons (Comedian) Venue: Doncaster As a first appearance on QT in 1985 suggests, Andrew Neil [more…]

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