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

Books

Book Review

How Not To Be A Political Wife, by Sarah Vine

20th October 2025 Going Postal 0

Here it is, hot off the press – a peek straight into the heart of Cameroonian Britain, through the eyes of a true insider. Sarah Vine was married to Michael Gove throughout the whole débacle, [more…]

16th Century

Stories from the Age of Sail

22nd September 2025 Going Postal 0

I was going to call this article ‘Wooden Ships and Iron Men’ but then I discovered that Avalon Hill beat me to it about fifty years ago, so ‘Stories from the Age of Sail’ will [more…]

Book Review

Book Review: I Survived, by Victoria Cilliers

3rd September 2025 Going Postal 0

The recent tragic suicide by parachute jump of  experienced skydiver Jade Damarell, widely reported in the media, brought to mind the Cilliers case of a few years ago, which Victoria Cilliers goes into in this [more…]

Book Review

East West Street

25th August 2025 Going Postal 0

In 2022 I reviewed a book called “The Ratline” by Philippe Sands (Book Review: The Ratline).  A book which taught me so much about Nazi Germany and the general history of WWII in Europe. East [more…]

20th Century

Book Review: On top of the world – Mallory and Irvine

19th August 2025 Going Postal 0

With the somewhat macabre discovery of Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine’s foot, still in its boot, on Everest last October – Mallory’s body having been found some years before – my interest was awakened in the vast [more…]

Arts

Book Review, ‘Karla’s Choice’ by Nick Harkaway

2nd August 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

The children have a WhatsApp group where they conspire to buy me useful things for Christmas and birthdays. This is a big improvement on the old scattergun approach, where everyone either bought me the same [more…]

Literature

The cult of victimhood

16th July 2025 Going Postal 0

It has recently emerged that Raynor Winn (NHRN), whose trip with her husband Moth (also NHRN) along the SW Coastal Path inspired her book ‘The Salt Path’ (followed by the film of the same name [more…]

Book Review

Book Review: The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

26th June 2025 Going Postal 0

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton is a masterful blend of dystopian sci-fi and classic murder mystery. Set on an idyllic Greek island, the last refuge in a world [more…]

Book Review

Book Review: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West, by Konstantin Kisin

4th June 2025 Going Postal 0

When you live in a country, it is all to easy to see all its faults and shortcomings in horribly clear HD, and much of the national conversation can revolve round these points – what [more…]

Posts pagination

« 1 2 3 4 … 16 »

Latest Articles

  • Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
    2nd October 2026 0
  • John Kiriakou: War, Diplomacy and What Comes Next
    1st October 2026 0
  • Tory Bad Boys Part – 04 Thomas Dugdale
    1st October 2026 0
  • We Have Met the Enemy…
    30th September 2026 0
  • A View From (Just Inside) The Greenhouse; British Values….Innit?
    29th September 2026 0
  • Questionable Ethics, Philosophical Guidelines, and the Art of Profiting from Instability (Part 5)
    29th September 2026 0
  • Cuthbert Collingwood: The forgotten hero of Trafalgar
    28th September 2026 0

GP on Twitter

Tweets by GoingPostalBlog

Elsewhere on GP

  • Nostalgia Album, Admired From Nevers to Carlisle

    10th September 2022 0
    Admired from Nevers to Carlisle As my grandfather’s Ford 8 made its intrepid conquest of the 7,000ft high Pyrenean pass of Col de Tourmalet during the return trip from Gibraltar to Carlisle, we fell upon [more...]
  • The Unseen Path – Part Fifty Six

    4th July 2018 0
    The conversation with Martha hadn’t gone well.  Alan knew he couldn’t duck his responsibility, he could soften the blow by obfuscating his worst suspicions, explain that Sam had opted to stay behind on his own, [more...]
  • “War on cash” update: A brighter outlook

    2nd September 2022 0
    Central planners and paper pushers of all stripes are not generally known for their acumen or their ability to recognize and successfully seize opportunities in time. They always tend to lag behind more or less [more...]
  • Plain Sailing towards a Future Navy?

    14th March 2026 0
    Although the present crisis in the Gulf has provoked both mockery and concern at the thinness of the Navy, a lump came to the throat all the same when seeing HMS Dragon finally leave Portsmouth [more...]
  • The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Eight

    4th May 2018 0
    By now, they were on top of the bell tower looking over the eastern half of the island, just below the level of the walls of the fort on the slope above.  Market gardens and [more...]

Articles by Author

  • 70s_girl
  • 1642again
  • 10210ken
  • Æthelberht
  • Alexsandr too
  • Always Worth Saying
  • Ancient Mariner
  • Ang Ryman
  • Annie Dee
  • ArthurDaly
  • 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
  • Paranoid Android
  • 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

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

Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes