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Eastern Tide Meets Western Shore – Part One
I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong hills. The equator runs across these highlands a hundred miles to the north, and the farm lay at an altitude of over six [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Sixty Five
We are in a secret corridor beneath the Lucky Saddle Craft Company at the quiet end of Geylang Road. ‘We’ being myself and Mrs Dora Clogg (still clutching her handbag) both of the Spanish intelligence [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Sixty Four
“Hostage swap.” “Hostage swap?” I repeated. “Yes, hostage swap. You’re going to be late,” said the voice at the other end of our Dumfries Street townhouse street gate intercom. I shouted to my Chinese cousin, [more…]
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GB News Review
GB News 15th July 2021 Present: Bex Deadman (Travel Expert) Daryl, Darren and Vicky (Recovering Addicts) Catherine Tramlines (Online Harm Expert) Dr Alan Billings (Crime Commissioner) Venue: DePiero and Halligan In last week’s GB News [more…]
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Postcard from Narvik, Part Two
Riding the Stambanan to the Malmbanan In part one of our Postcard from Narvik your humble author, his wife, children and a niece struck out for the Artic to celebrate his late October fiftieth birthday. Having [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Sixty Three
Pandemonium has broken out. “Why the f___ would I want to marry you? Why would anyone want to marry you?” Natasha is yelling and has started to throw things about. At first, Jakey laughed so [more…]
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GB News Review
GB News 8th July 2021 Present: Rebecca Reeve (No idea) Andrew Doyle (Comedian) Constantin Kisin (Comedian and Political Commentator) Richard Tice (The Reform Party) AN Other (Also captioned as Richard Tice) Megyn Kelly (‘US Media [more…]
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Batley By-Election Bloodbath Autopsy
Early in the morning of Friday 2nd July 2021, the world of politics was shaken to its foundations by a count declaration in Huddersfield’s Cathedral House. The returning officer for the Batley and Spen by-election [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 1st July 2021 Panel: David Davis (Conservative) Andy Burnham (Labour) Chika Russell (Businesswoman) Madelaine Grant (Daily Telegraph) Benjamin Zephaniah (Writer) Venue: London Question one touched upon Boris’s non-sacking of Matt Handcock. David Davis [more…]