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New Grub Street by George Gissing: A Review

29th June 2022 Going Postal 0

Russell Kirk the philosopher, compared George Gissing’s The Nether World to a literal Hell on earth. It was “the culmination of our social revolutions” which would make life more torturous. For New Grub Street, Kirk’s [more…]

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Castles in the air: the restoration adventures of two young optimists and a crumbling old mansion by Judy Corbett

9th June 2022 Going Postal 0

Bit of a different style of review this time. I know there are a few who enjoy a spooky story on GP, as do I – especially when it’s one apparently based in reality. So [more…]

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Stories from the Shelf, Volume One

25th May 2022 Roger Ackroyd 0

Browsing secondhand bookshop shelves has been one of life’s delights, from the time I was barely in my teens and visiting the Croydon Bookshop in the Old Town (now long demolished to accommodate the flyover) [more…]

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Ancestors: A prehistory of Britain in seven burials, by Alice Roberts

24th May 2022 Going Postal 0

One of my favourite tv moments was when we saw Alice Roberts approach an eminent palaeontologist on site. He dropped what he was doing. ‘Hello, Alice’ he said warmly, walking towards the camera, extending her [more…]

21st Century

The future of UK Politics and the Rise of Islam

19th May 2022 Philthetestmanager 0

In 1997 Tony Bliar opened the floodgates to uncontrolled migration, then deliberately shut down debate and discussion, as anyone who mentioned anything about it was called a racist. The conclusion I reached was that by [more…]

Arts

The Dark Side of the Moon, by John Harris

5th May 2022 Going Postal 0

This is a book which shouldn’t work – yet it kind of does. An in-depth look at one particular album from one particular band would, on the face of it, seem too niche to have [more…]

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My Life in a Virtual Bookcase

9th March 2022 Going Postal 0

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need” Marcus Tullius Cicero Having recently downsized, I no longer have room for a permanent display of the books and other items that [more…]

Book Review

The Real Anthony Fauci, By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

8th March 2022 Going Postal 0

The first step is to give up the illusion that the primary purpose of modern medical research is to improve American’s health. In our opinion, the primary purpose of commercially funded clinical research is to [more…]

20th Century

Book Review: The Ratline

20th January 2022 Going Postal 0

I don’t read non-fiction books that often, however I’m glad I picked The Ratline up when I was idly browsing suitable reading material for a holiday last year (the holiday got cancelled). For, those (like [more…]

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