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Crime and Punishment

20th Century

Modern Policing – A Copper’s View From 1950

12th June 2023 Going Postal 0

In 1950 John E Horwell, the former Chief Constable of Scotland Yard, set out his view of the state of modern policing; a view which will resonate with many 73 years later. This article first [more…]

19th Century

The Lithuanian Gas Chamber

13th December 2022 Novak and Goode 0

Since the “winter” flight timetables have come into operation it has become more convenient for me to initially fly into Kaunas rather than into Vilnius for my business-related visits to Lithuania (something I have undertaken [more…]

Economics

Own Two Feet Party, Part 8.5

29th September 2022 Going Postal 0

Introduction This is an additional article as I had no idea what to write when starting this series, and it held me up months. The article draws mainly on Peter Hitchens – A Brief History [more…]

20th Century

How I Became A Sex Worker

22nd September 2021 bobo 0

In the late Seventies I spent a couple of years in Amsterdam. Whilst I was there, for a time I was employed as a Sex Worker. Right. That got your attention, didn’t it? Oh, don’t [more…]

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Crime and Punishment

3rd December 2019 Rookwood 0

As a victim of numerous criminal enterprises, two of them to use the modern politically correct vernacular as “Life changing”, I’d like to think I have an intelligent and valid opinion on the justice system. [more…]

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