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Report From Israel, 1957 – Part Two

12th December 2023 Going Postal 2084 Comments

In 1957 my uncle, John Alldridge visited Israel for the Birmingham Mail. This is the second of his reports. – Jerry F Gunfire over Galilee We were sitting on the veranda under that golden guinea [more…]

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Postcard From Spy Island

7th December 2023 Always Worth Saying 2899 Comments

In more relaxed times, a flight known as the Trooper originates from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. This summer, despite the weather, Operation Red Top was initiated to reduce heat damage to the base’s runway, [more…]

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War is the health of the State

5th December 2023 Going Postal 2522 Comments

This is precisely what the State is doing. The idea of war, mayhem and destruction being economic boosters is exactly what has supported the thin facade that politicians like to place over their greed and [more…]

20th Century

Report From Israel, 1957 – Part One

28th November 2023 Going Postal 2185 Comments

In 1957 my uncle, John Alldridge visited Israel for the Birmingham Mail. This is the first of his reports. – Jerry F You can learn a lot about a man in 24 hours. Particularly when [more…]

Business

War is the health of the State

28th November 2023 Going Postal 2886 Comments

For any reasonably well read adult, any amateur student of history or any responsible citizen for that matter, the idea that ”war is the health of the State” should be adjacent to a truism. After [more…]

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The Current Thing

16th October 2023 Jonathon Davies 2742 Comments

In the last piece I wrote I explained what I thought was going on with the war in Ukraine. Namely, China was pulling the strings in its geopolitical strategy to wage unrestricted war on the [more…]

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Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Eighty-Five

30th April 2023 Going Postal 1406 Comments

Monday Good morning merry readers. I don’t know why but something woke me early from my slumbers. Anyway, I ventured into the back garden and there was a grey tree rat on the bird feeder. [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and One

11th July 2021 Going Postal 2505 Comments

Monday Hello folks and welcome to the first of my second 100 weekly ramblings. It’s a funny old day, quite warm but a bit grey and rain showers are forecast. Well, the tennis at Wimbledon [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety Four

23rd May 2021 Going Postal 2215 Comments

Monday I was delighted to see that it was lovely and sunny when I popped out for my pre-breakfast constitutional this morning. It was not as warm as it looked, but it was better in [more…]

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