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Along the Saxon Shore

20th April 2024 Joe Slater 2027 Comments

When I lived in London in the early 2000s, I explored all the surrounding counties by bike. Of them, Essex was perhaps the most interesting. It suffers from more negative stereotyping than any other county [more…]

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In The Steps of The First Army, Part Three

16th April 2024 Going Postal 2390 Comments

“In the third of his articles John Alldridge writes of Medjez el Bab, a name which he says the Lancashire Fusiliers will one day carry on their regimental colours.” – Manchester Evening News, November 14 [more…]

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Postcard From Peter Hitchens, Part Three

13th April 2024 Always Worth Saying 2701 Comments

I might have offended Peter Hitchens by mentioning during a Question Time Review that he never replied to a letter of mine. After finding his response propped up and neglected in my hallway, I felt [more…]

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Meiyouren Yuedu Pinglun, Part Two

13th April 2024 Joe Slater 2145 Comments

没有人阅读评论 Meiyouren Yuedu Pinglun (Nobody Reads the Comments) So what do Chinese people think about their country? Below are translations of three comments appended in Chinese (and hence not intended for foreigners) to a video [more…]

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In The Steps of The First Army, Part Two

9th April 2024 Going Postal 2281 Comments

“In the second of his articles from North Africa, where he is re-covering the ground of the war in Tunisia, John Alldridge revives memories of the 600-mile railway journey between Algiers and Tunis. The railway [more…]

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Postcard From Peter Hitchens, Part Two

6th April 2024 Always Worth Saying 1413 Comments

I offended Peter Hitchens. After claiming he’d ignored my letter, I found his reply propped in the alleyway that connects my letter box to the kitchen and garage doors. A white envelope sat undiscovered for [more…]

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Meiyouren Yuedu Pinglun, Part One

6th April 2024 Joe Slater 2098 Comments

没有人阅读评论 Meiyouren Yuedu Pinglun (Nobody Reads the Comments) “SINCE 1978 China has liberated more people from poverty than any other country in history, partly because China before 1978 consigned more people to poverty than anywhere [more…]

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In The Steps of The First Army

3rd April 2024 Going Postal 1994 Comments

“Seven years ago today — on November 8, 1942 — Anglo-American forces landed on the coast of French North Africa between Casablanca and Algiers. It was the beginning of a campaign which could have been [more…]

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Once Quarried From The Old Testament

29th March 2024 Always Worth Saying 2437 Comments

They say you should never meet your heroes. Is this a recent phenomenon? Certainly, you’d be advised to make an excuse and leave if you think a chief constable is about to enter the room. [more…]

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