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Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighty
Monday Good morning on this beautiful Monday morning. When I went for my pre-breakfast poo it was wonderfully sunny and warm. For a change, I got back before my feeder arrived and, after saying hello [more…]
Democracy
Independent or Hamas?
The days when independent councillors were well-meaning, often single-cause, advocates saving a hospital or moving a gypsy camp, are long gone. Although Reform UK caught the headlines in early May’s local elections, their success was [more…]
20th Century
In the Graveyard of St Nicholas, Moreton
During a visit to the Tank Museum at Bovington Camp, Dorset, with my daughter, we decided first to go to the graveyard of the Church of St Nicholas in the village of Moreton in the [more…]
Politics
Reeeeee form
After last week’s astounding success by Reform UK in the one Westminster by election and the local elections what can the future hold for Nigel Farage’s personal fiefdom. It is more than obvious that the [more…]
Labour
An empty vessel
An empty vessel makes the most noise as the saying goes but in political terms an empty vessel is someone with no ideas in his, or her, head. Keith’s Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney, has [more…]
Animals
Larry’s diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy Nine
Monday Good morning on this Bank Holiday Monday. It is nice and quiet here in Number Ten with only a small crew on. The girl who was on feeding duty this morning was not very [more…]
20th Century
Book Review: Soldaten, ‘On fighting, killing and dying’
This book, originally published in 2012, is based on the discovery of transcripts of covert surveillance of German prisoners of war in WW2, found initially in archives in Great Britain and latterly in archives in [more…]
20th Century
The Reece Committee: Lessons from history
In the early 1950s, against the backdrop of the Cold War and growing concerns over potential clandestine efforts at internal subversion, the United States Congress launched an investigation into the activities of major tax-exempt foundations. [more…]