Going Postal
  • Home
    • Contact
    • 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
    • GP Mugs
    • GP Coasters
    • GP Tee Shirts
    • GP Books
    • GP Keyrings

Gold

Economics

Going For Gold, Part Five

15th April 2021 Going Postal 0

Previous articles in this series have focused heavily on British coins produced by the Royal Mint. I thought it would be interesting to do some articles on precious metal coins from other countries around the [more…]

Economics

Going for Gold – Part 4

1st April 2021 Going Postal 0

In this article I discuss the different quality standards a coin can be made to. History of Coin Making I thought it would be useful to start with a comparison of how coins in Britain [more…]

Economics

Going for Gold – Part 3

25th March 2021 Going Postal 0

Britannia has a long and established presence on our nation’s coins; first appearing on coins from the Roman era.  In AD119 Emperor Hadrian introduced a number of coins that depicted a female figure who personified [more…]

Economics

Going for Gold – Part 2

18th March 2021 Going Postal 0

Sovereigns have a long and interesting history; first produced during the reign of King Henry VII on 28th October 1489 by the Royal Mint on his instruction to create “A new money of Gold”.  Prior [more…]

Economics

Going for Gold – Part 1

11th March 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Over the last 6 months I’ve taken an interest in buying gold and silver, for reasons which I will deal with in a separate article. Much research has been undertaken and I have gained some basic [more…]

Godfrey Bloom, Going Postal
Business

Bitcoin Complacency Understandable but Dangerous

9th February 2021 Godfrey Bloom 1

Let me make something clear at the outset of this article. I am a bitcoin supporter, I own bitcoin & the concept is brilliant & I have supported & observed it for years. Glad I [more…]

Emile Woolf, Going Postal
Business

The Economic Chasm Confronting Us – A Layman’s Assessment

18th January 2021 Emile Woolf 0

The huge economic harm caused by Covid-19 is seen and experienced clearly and directly on a daily basis. Less obvious is the damage wrought in every welfare-driven democracy whose government finds itself in the dual-role [more…]

Godfrey Bloom, Going Postal
Economics

My Crypto Currency Journey, Part one

20th October 2020 Godfrey Bloom 0

As a a professional research economist my first contact with crypto currency came with my ever increasing commitment to Austrian School economics over a decade ago. Always a free marketeer in the traditional classical liberal mode [more…]

Emile Woolf, Going Postal
Economics

Where we are – and where we might have been

13th October 2020 Emile Woolf 0

More than six months have elapsed since the devastating lockdown measures were first imposed on the nation, since when we have been shrouded in a fog of confusion and ineptitude. The authorities may have been [more…]

Posts navigation

1 2 »

Latest Articles

  • Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Thirteen
    16th April 2021 0
  • Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
    16th April 2021 0
  • A Walk in the Past
    15th April 2021 0
  • Mancs, Marx and Mill Towns
    15th April 2021 0
  • Going For Gold, Part Five
    15th April 2021 0
  • Postcard From November, Part 3
    14th April 2021 0
  • Sleep Apnoea, “What a load of CPAP!”
    14th April 2021 0

Go Postal with Amazon

GP on Twitter

Tweets by GoingPostalBlog

Elsewhere on GP

  • DH, Going Postal

    Bithdae Parties in the Stashun

    6th February 2018 0
    Aw us polis lads usually jist have oor bithdae parties in the stashun cos we cannae dae f**k aw these days in public withoot some wee c**t filmin’ it aw on some f**kin phone an’ [more...]
  • Joe Malone, Part Twenty

    2nd July 2019 0
    “Is that the letter?” Lady Vanessa asked him. She had been very quiet. But suddenly sat forwards and peered at the envelope. To Sir Marmon-Herrington Bixby esq. Which was normal enough. Though the word, WANKPUPPET [more...]
  • Balancing Disease & Cure – It’s Not Just the Virus

    1st June 2020 0
    In his latest book (“The Body – a Guide for Occupants”) Bill Bryson highlights the limitations on what money can buy. He points out, for example, that America spends more per capita on healthcare than [more...]
  • The Book of Ruin – Book Two, Ch. Three

    2nd March 2020 0
    And Gordon did issue an proclamation to the Ancients saying, Buy ye all an dwelling of thine own for we have no interest in building ye homes that ye might rent, it is only by [more...]
  • The Swaling, Part Thirty

    21st November 2020 0
    The Diplomatic Corp are jammed into the reception rooms at the British High Commissioner’s residence at Eden Hall. The weather is against us. Not only is there a swaling wind (from the crop burnings in [more...]

Articles by Author

  • 70s_girl
  • 1642again
  • Æthelberht
  • Alexsandr too
  • Always Worth Saying
  • Ancient Mariner
  • Ang Ryman
  • Bark Kantatas
  • Barbican
  • Bassman
  • Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs
  • Bill Quango MP
  • Blown Periphery
  • Bobo
  • Churchills Shark
  • Colin Cross
  • Colliemum
  • Cynic
  • Dalester
  • DH
  • DJM
  • Dorset Knob
  • Doxie
  • Dr Mike Finnley
  • EJ – Wankpuffin
  • El Cnutador
  • Emile Woolf
  • Eraser of Love
  • Foxoles
  • Gmbd
  • Godfrey Bloom
  • Grimy Miner
  • GrumpyAngler
  • Guardian Council
  • James Dalton
  • Jethro
  • Jim Walshe
  • Joe Slater
  • Joe Williams
  • John Booth
  • Jonathon Davies
  • Judas was paid
  • Katabasis
  • Kent
  • Kipper
  • LetEnglandShake
  • Lugosi
  • Madam Revenant
  • Martin Mezger
  • Mr QM
  • Noix
  • Northern man
  • Oddanatomy
  • OldTrout
  • Ozymandias
  • Paul Wicker
  • Phil the test manager
  • Rat Catcher
  • Roger Ackroyd
  • Rookwood
  • Ross
  • Shibusa
  • Sunshine & Showers
  • Sweaty Dave
  • Tachybaptus
  • The Black Swan
  • The Buttscratcher Jimmy
  • Tom Pudding
  • Verax Cincinnatus
  • Viciousbutfair
  • Vir Cantium
  • \/()43 |_|K19
  • well_chuffed
  • William
  • 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
  • Contact
  • Support and Subscriptions
  • Moderation philosophy and policy
  • GP Author’s Page
  • Disqus Help Page

Copyright © 2021 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes