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A View From (A Fallen Tree) Close By The Greenhouse; Remembering The Sacrifice

10th November 2026 Colin Cross 0

Storm Whatchamacallit had its way with our little village, although I’m happy to say (for more than the one obvious reason) that thanks to its primary direction of travel (from the south west) the damage [more…]

20th Century

The not so special relationship

9th November 2026 well_chuffed 0

In February 1944 Winston Churchill first used the term “special relationship”. He was describing the relationship between the USA and the UK. I have long wondered how special this relationship really is. Our initial relationship [more…]

20th Century

The Unknown Warrior

8th November 2026 Going Postal 0

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme. None of the soldiers who did the digging were told [more…]

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When will the boats stop coming in?

3rd November 2026 Going Postal 0

So. Just to be (in the words of 2TierKeir) absolutely, crystal, clear……….. UsLabour has finally abandoned any pretense about “Stopping the Boats” or “Smashing the Gangs”. Such ‘policies’ have now been consigned to the spider infested, deep [more…]

America

John Kiriakou: War, Diplomacy and What Comes Next

1st October 2026 Going Postal 0

Part of the upcoming “World War III” documentary For many years and by many administrations, Americans have been told that endless overseas interventions, ballooning military budgets, and an ever-expanding intelligence apparatus are the price of freedom, security and global leadership. However, what [more…]

18th Century

Cuthbert Collingwood: The forgotten hero of Trafalgar

28th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Collingwood was the other admiral at Trafalgar. He was the first into the fight, took charge of the whole fleet after Nelson’s death and brought every British ship through the storm that followed. He was [more…]

20th Century

What does our nuclear deterrent actually deter

28th September 2026 well_chuffed 0

We have had a nuclear deterrent for 72 years or so. It may have deterred someone from dropping a nuclear bomb on us at some point but does it still deter anything. It has no [more…]

Politics

Ceuta – A Bridge too Far? Part 2

23rd September 2026 Going Postal 0

Some are claiming that many of these are criminals freed by Morocco & bused to the border as a deliberate act.  (This same tactic was used by Central and South American regimes to dump their gangs in [more…]

Politics

Ceuta – A Bridge too Far?

16th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Peruvian strongman Oscar Benavides once famously said “For my friends, everything; For my enemies, the law.” Once, such a thing might have provided a succinct summary of the practice of privilege in its literal sense [more…]

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