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The Nepo Thing

4th January 2025 Always Worth Saying 2623 Comments

While the term “nepo baby” is a recent addition to cultural vocabulary, the phenomenon of nepotism in entertainment, fashion and media has existed for as long as these industries themselves. Family connections have always played [more…]

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My Elderly Parents

9th April 2024 Alexsandr too 2059 Comments

This is the tale about looking after my parents in their final years. I hope this helps those facing this difficult time. This is stuff that worked for me. It may not work for you [more…]

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Meet The Family

22nd December 2023 Always Worth Saying 2460 Comments

In part one of this odyssey into the past, you’ll recall me being curious and excited in anticipation of the results of a Christmas present DNA test: Who Do I Think I Am? In part [more…]

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Time to say goodbye to the NHS

15th August 2023 Going Postal 2305 Comments

Our Story I write this as a person rather than one of my OTF articles.  I feel compelled to write it after our recent experience with the NHS. Some of you know whereabouts I live [more…]

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What’s in a Name?

31st May 2023 Going Postal 2169 Comments

A few days ago, the Little Girl Next Door had a school friend come home when school finished at three o’clock. They happily played in the back garden and the visitor stayed for tea. A [more…]

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Who Do I Think I Am? Part Two

17th April 2023 Always Worth Saying 2678 Comments

Not who I think I am Oh, dear. Be careful what you wish for. Let sleeping dogs lie. Unexpected consequences. Every family holds its secrets – except yours and mine. All is not what it [more…]

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The death of the middle class is the death of civil society

9th February 2023 Going Postal 2805 Comments

The blame game As we know from every crisis in human history, and especially the more recent ones, the most important item on any politician’s agenda is to find someone else to blame for it. [more…]

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The death of the middle class is the death of civil society

2nd February 2023 Going Postal 2623 Comments

The middle class in the West has been shrinking for years, but after the covid crisis and especially after the inflation explosion, whatever was left of it is now basically under threat of extinction. This [more…]

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OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Fourteen

10th November 2022 Going Postal 3464 Comments

Traditional family from 10,000 BC to about 1975 AD A man and woman would marry, the man would provide and the woman would keep house and bring up children, supporting each other along the way. [more…]

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