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The Swaling, Part Eleven
Arriving at the border town of Irun, in the northern Pyrenees, there is always a bit of a scramble. A change of rail gauge means a change of train. Our connection was the overnight service [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI Car Review
This is a review of the Golf 7 GTI, not the new Golf 8. Ominously, the Golf 8 is advertised as being “all digital”, as though that were a good thing. However, the car reviewed [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Ten
France is one of those countries where children are encouraged and indulged, even on trains. My carriage was nearly full. It was modern and airy but noisy. I am on L’Aquitaine, a crack express that [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 25th June 2020 Panel: Steve Barclay (Conservative) Jess Phillips (Labour) Iona Bain (Finance Blogger) Theo Paphitis (Businessman) George the Poet (Spoken Word Artist) Venue: Under Thirties Special First responder to BLM’s call to [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Nine
We are in the front room at 28 Dumfries Street, Kovan. The awful Nicolaas and Dora Clogg have called in response to an “Operation Bonfire” appeal in the Straights Star. Tai Tai and Lotus are [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 18th June 2020 Panel: James Cleverly (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) Jed Mercurio (Writer) Steve Parish (Businessman) Venue: Plymouth The expert who advised Thomas Guy to put his money into [more…]
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Book Review: Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré
A while ago this reviewer attended a lecture. The subject was ten books that had changed the world. Delivered by Melvyn Bragg, author of a work of the same name, having been talked through three [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Eight
Tai Tai was invited into Belinda Wong’s business services premises on the seventh floor of residential block 357, apartment six. It was a standard-issue Housing Development Corporation room but fitted out for business. It was [more…]
Hobbies
Always Worth Saying’s BMW 320i Car Review
BMW drivers have a reputation. The reason for this is because they deserve it. The reason for that is because of the cars. Do not judge, you would be the same. I certainly was behind [more…]