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Postcard From Peter Hitchens, Part Five

18th May 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

I’ve been following Daily Mail columnist and author Peter Hitchens – literally. The surprise being we only recently fell into correspondence. Both of us are keen on railways and church, enjoyed minor public school and [more…]

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Postcard From Peter Hitchens, Part Four

20th April 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Having enough in common with Peter Hitchens to engage in correspondence, I put pen to paper after spying an entertaining railway-orientated thread on his X account. Eventually, he wrote back. Or rather, eventually I found [more…]

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A Life in Hungary

1st September 2020 Going Postal 0

Following on from my previous sketch “Life in a Hungarian Village” I thought I’d expand on it for any Puffins that may interested in hearing a little more about life in Hungary from an ex-pat [more…]

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Hungary 1956; ‘Normalization’ in Budapest

23rd June 2020 Going Postal 0

The crushing of the 1956 Hungarian uprising led to repercussions far beyond the borders of the country itself.  In its wake communist fellow travellers were forced to confront the grim realities of Soviet realpolitik, the [more…]

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A Street Corner in Pest

5th May 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Friends tell me that I’m a ‘Master Raconteur.’ At least, I think that’s what they’re telling me. Perhaps it’s an anagram? No matter, I must recount the following. Every tall tale should have its own [more…]

© thewestisfinished, Going Postal 2020
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Life In A Hungarian Village

21st April 2020 El Cnutador 0

Our village is situated in Vas County, the far west of Hungary close to the Austrian border and is surrounded by forest and agricultural land. Although we can see the Alps in the distance this [more…]

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Hungary for the Truth

25th September 2018 Jonathon Davies 0

“Oh my God the Nazis are back again. This time in Hungary.” Or so we are told by the EU and its sycophantic supporters, who believe it is a haven of civil liberties, a bastion [more…]

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The EU – In Their Own Words

8th December 2017 Jonathon Davies 2,890

This should act as a warning and a red pill to anyone who supports the EU. Sometimes you don’t have to say anything. These people are openly telling us what they are doing.  Here is [more…]

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