Jim Walshe

Aging

10th May 2020 Going Postal 0

William Shakespeare lived for only 52 years, but in that time he managed to turn out plays that still speak to us today. I like the ‘Seven Ages of Man’ speech from As You Like [more…]

Postcard from Ruthin

6th March 2020 Going Postal 0

A few days ago I spent a morning in Ruthin. My car needed some work and the nearest main dealer is there, so I dropped it off and went for a walk. Ruthin is a [more…]

At the moment, the UK is 100% compliant with EU rules on everything, probably unlike some EU countries (France, anyone?). If we get BRINO, that is our future. Taxation without representation, not that having MEPs [more…]

Well it’s over then…

16th December 2019 Going Postal 0

We have had gaffes, and both the Tories and Labour have pulled back those people from the front line for the duration. Jacob Rees-Mogg and Diane Abbott come to mind here. We have had stunts [more…]

Postcard from Hiroshima

7th August 2019 Going Postal 0

This is a note about my visit to the Peace Memorial Museum at Hiroshima. Some of what follows is gruesome. I’ve long been interested in military history, and I’ve been fortunate to visit the site [more…]

Some d’Hondt scenarios

17th April 2019 Going Postal 0

European elections are conducted under the d’Hondt system, which works like this: Each voter has one vote and marks his ‘X’ against his choice of party. Each party puts up a list of candidates, in order [more…]

Emmet Dalton and the raid on Mountjoy Prison

2nd April 2019 Going Postal 0

This is a story about one of the rebels against British rule over Ireland and about one incident in that rebellion in the early 20th century. Emmet Dalton was born in the United States in [more…]

The Peasants’ Revolt

27th November 2018 Going Postal 0

I’ve been aware of this bit of our history since I was in Junior School, but the other day I read about it again and thought the story was worth retelling. In the mid-fourteenth century, [more…]

Democracy 101

30th June 2018 Going Postal 0

I’ve been thinking. The Referendum result was a one-off, a gaggle of disparate groups that came together as a citizen army to win what the Remainers thought was an unwinnable fight. And we won! The [more…]