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Postcard from the Algarve, No 3

19th July 2018 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 1

Aye Aye, Puffins. It is me, El Geeko. Well, as she is over my shoulder, I should say “it’s me, and Ms Geeks”, who is keeping a furtive eye on my escapades on GPs, the [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 13

27th April 2019 0

Over chai in the subcontinent, balut in the tropics or roast swan in an Oxbridge refectory the topic of conversation might turn to ‘given the chance, would you kill baby Hitler?’ In Latin this would [more...]
Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part One

7th January 2019 0

Some weeks ago, and quite by chance, a friend offered to sell me a rare mid-19th century rifle, the design of which I had long found to be of interest. Although I was not at [more...]
Going Postal with Question Time

28th November 2019 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Swindon. On the panel are: Brandon Lewis, chairman of the Conservative Party, Conservative; Andy McDonald, shadow transport secretary, Labour; Caroline [more...]
With a whimper, not a bang

5th November 2017 3,460

It seemed to me that this is a particularly auspicious day to start the new site so I roused myself from my afternoon slumber to post this up. Nothing of what you see will likely [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Three

18th April 2018 0

Ten o’clock, now we’re getting somewhere. Names at first, some numbers to match, some names obviously noms-de-guerre, whatever those classifications meant if anything, allusions to imports, depots, a few account details. Hazard an educated guess: [more...]