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Public Perception of Kenya’s Judicial Independence

27th November 2024 Going Postal 0

In recent years, the Kenyan judiciary has faced intensified scrutiny and criticism from political figures, reflecting a broader public distrust of the judiciary. As a political scientist examining the evolving dynamics between Kenya’s judiciary and [more…]

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A View From (Quite Close To) The Greenhouse; It’s All A Conspiracy…..Innit?

26th November 2024 Colin Cross 0

Winter arrives in the Northern backwaters, with a short lived but fierce reminder that the weather, when it chooses, can be the boss of us all. Cue, then, the assorted fanatics, grifters, bought and paid [more…]

20th Century

Algiers in May 1944, By John Alldridge

26th November 2024 Going Postal 0

The stout proprietor of the Cafe de la Liberte across the street was tugging down the yellow and red striped awning as I passed him this morning. In the lounge of the Aletti Hotel they [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fifty-Nine

24th November 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning and welcome to another week of my diary. Today is the 11th, the real Armistice Day, and Palestinians are threatening to disrupt services around the country. Legohead is off to Paris to [more…]

19th Century

Enemies Within: Anarchy!

23rd November 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Only the nieve might think the nighttime streets of 1894 Soho, a den of immigrants and nere-do-goods, were not already alive with talk of the events of the previous chilly February afternoon. Passers-by investigating an [more…]

Authoritarianism

First Came The Floods…

20th November 2024 Going Postal 0

First came the floods that washed away people’s homes, then came the bulldozers that destroyed everything that was left. Before the mass revolt in Kenya spread countrywide in June, it had already started in the [more…]

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Of Squirrels, Unicorns, Electricity Storage & Flywheels, Part One

19th November 2024 Going Postal 0

For my sins, I’ve been trying to make sense of the UK Government’s ambition to de-carbonise the domestic electric grid by 2030. Because the wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine, a [more…]

20th Century

The Barbers of Palermo

19th November 2024 Going Postal 0

22 January 1944 And so we came to Palermo. A crumbling, pink-and-white little town where they sell oranges and almonds and mandolins and guitars, and very little else. Such an insignificant little town that even [more…]

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Faithless Electors

18th November 2024 well_chuffed 0

Most of this article comes from Stickypedia though I did a fair bit of cross checking. We have just witnessed a US Presidential election and it was all about Electoral College votes. 539 are up [more…]

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