Going Postal
  • Home
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Blog
  • Politics
    • Authoritarianism
    • Capitalism
    • Communism
    • Conservatives
    • Elections
    • European Union
    • Labour
    • Peace
    • Socialism
    • Terrorism
    • War
    • US
  • Economics
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Trading
  • Science
    • Engineering
    • Geology
    • Health
    • Physics
    • Mathematics
    • Space
    • Technology
  • History
    • English Civil War
    • 18th Century
    • 19th Century
    • 20th Century
    • WW I
    • WW II
    • The Cold War
  • Literature
    • Biography
    • Book Reviews
    • Fiction
    • Mystery
    • Poetry
    • Satire
    • Thriller
  • Forums
    • Campaigning
    • Competitions
    • Culture
    • Current Affairs
    • Elections
    • GP Events
    • Media Shows & Appearances
    • Publishing
    • Welcome
  • Merchandise
    • Trump Mugs and Tee Shirts
    • Custom Mug
    • GP Mugs
    • GP Coasters
    • GP Books
    • GP Keyrings

Alan Furst

Book Review

Furst amongst equals

19th April 2023 Going Postal 0

There are spy novels…. & novels about spies. Fleming, Deighton & Le Carre definitely wrote the former (& in doing so laid bare their inner classist prejudices) , whilst Ambler, Greene, & Conrad constructed far [more…]

Latest Articles

  • Reading – A Love Story: The Staff 1977-1982
    8th April 2026 0
  • Black Chips Down in Somaliland
    8th April 2026 0
  • Why gold’s recent “silence” is a flashing buy signal
    7th April 2026 0
  • Epstein…..Behind the Curtain………..Part 7
    7th April 2026 0
  • Words Part – The Last
    6th April 2026 0
  • Rand Paul’s “Six Penny Plan” to Balance the Federal Budget in Five Years
    6th April 2026 0
  • Holmes and Watson
    The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 1/6: The Six Puffins. Part 1 of 2
    5th April 2026 0

GP on Twitter

Tweets by GoingPostalBlog

Elsewhere on GP

  • El Cnutador, Going Postal

    El Cnutador’s Auto Responsive Seeing Eye

    16th December 2019 0
    Introduction I have always been interested in image processing since my Computer Science and subsequent employment in document management systems.  For my final year project, I failed in the ultimate aim simply because back then [more...]
  • A Bear’s Diary – Part 17

    14th April 2019 0
    November 21st, 1809 (November 9th O.S.). Count Bagarov was delighted by our reception by the Tsar. From an obscure minor courtier lurking in the corners of the state rooms of the Winter Palace, he has [more...]
  • Going Postal with Question Time

    12th September 2019 0
    Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Norwich. On the panel: Brandon Lewis MP, security minister and former Conservative party chairman, Conservative; John Healey MP, shadow housing [more...]
  • A Homage to Pam Ayres & ‘Surgically enhanced’.

    29th June 2025 0
    I’m goin’ to have a sex-change: I know it’s for the best. I’ll have two smooth, proud, round bosoms, Not a spotty, hairy, chest… So it’s Goodbye, Willy, you must leave me, Slightly sad to [more...]
  • The Book of Ruin – Book One, Ch. Two

    3rd February 2020 0
    “And as Gordon grew, even his Sire, the Preacherman and tight-fisted Presbyterian sonofafuckingbitch……” “Tight-fisted Presbyterian sonofafuckingbitch.” “…looked on him and said unto his woman, this one must go away and be taught bribery, blackmail and [more...]

Articles by Author

  • 70s_girl
  • 1642again
  • 10210ken
  • Æthelberht
  • Alexsandr too
  • Always Worth Saying
  • Ancient Mariner
  • Ang Ryman
  • Annie Dee
  • AW Kamau
  • Bark Kantatas
  • Barbican
  • Bassman
  • Bergen
  • Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs
  • Bill Quango MP
  • Blown Periphery
  • Bobo
  • Chrissie
  • Churchills Shark
  • Colin Cross
  • Colliemum
  • Columba Palumbus
  • Cynic
  • Dalester
  • DH
  • Dixie
  • DJM
  • Dorset Knob
  • Doxie
  • Dr Mike Finnley
  • EJ – Wankpuffin
  • El Cnutador
  • Emile Woolf
  • Eraser of Love
  • Foxoles
  • Gillygangle
  • Gmbd
  • Godfrey Bloom
  • Grimy Miner
  • GrumpyAngler
  • Guardian Council
  • Ivory Cutlery
  • James Dalton
  • Jethro
  • Jerry F
  • Jerry Mandarin
  • JimmySP
  • Jim Walshe
  • Joe Slater
  • Joe Williams
  • John Booth
  • John Tull
  • Jonathon Davies
  • Judas was paid
  • Katabasis
  • Kent
  • Kipper
  • LetEnglandShake
  • Lugosi
  • Madam Revenant
  • Martin Mezger
  • Mr QM
  • Nautilus
  • NeverUpToTheJob
  • Noix
  • Northern man
  • Oddanatomy
  • OldTrout
  • Ozymandias
  • Paul_Southampton
  • Paul Wicker
  • Pete Plug
  • Phil the test manager
  • Rat Catcher
  • RedBudgie
  • Reggie
  • Roger Ackroyd
  • Rookwood
  • Ross
  • SharpieType301
  • Shibusa
  • Sunshine & Showers
  • Sweaty Dave
  • Tachybaptus
  • The Black Swan
  • The Buttscratcher Jimmy
  • Tom Pudding
  • Upset
  • Verax Cincinnatus
  • Viciousbutfair
  • Vir Cantium
  • \/()43 |_|K19
  • well_chuffed
  • William
  • WorthingGooner
  • Wycombewanderer

Archives

Contribute to GP

If you wish to make a contribution small and often would be preferable. Paypal accepts all sorts of payment methods.




In Pictures

  • Holmes and Watson
Meta
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Sitemap
  • Home
  • Bash 2026
  • About
  • Contact
  • Support and Subscriptions
  • Moderation philosophy and policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disqus Help Page

Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes