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Postcard from Abergavenny

4th August 2021 Going Postal 3795 Comments

Following on from my Postcard from Monmouth we decided our next ‘big day out’ would be to Abergavenny.  A place I’ve probably travelled through in the past but never visited. We crossed the Bristol Channel [more…]

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Europeans obviously value freedom more than us!

31st July 2021 Fred Brownbill 2081 Comments

‘There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.’ ~ Leo Tolstoy ~ Once again Europeans in many major cities came out in the tens of thousands this past weekend, as also [more…]

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Politicians – the People’s Enemy for Centuries

27th July 2021 Godfrey Bloom 2294 Comments

Most problems that blight the lives of ordinary folk are caused by politicians. In a democracy one might suggest this is counter intuitive, but democracy has mutated since its  Athenian concept so drastically it has [more…]

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Frankenstein’s Party

26th July 2021 Going Postal 2242 Comments

T’was 2019, mid July The whole nation was a’ high With anger and rage For their failed paige Do it all May! Just go away! Could not please every geezer, The treacherous Theresa But big [more…]

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Postcard from Monmouth

20th July 2021 Going Postal 4710 Comments

With the prospect of a holiday (foreign or UK) looking increasingly unlikely Mrs Reggie and I decided we would try and fit in a number of day trips to break the tedium of everyday life.  [more…]

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Covid Feds at your door? Read on!

17th July 2021 Fred Brownbill 1853 Comments

When I heard and read that out of pure caring and love of the American people, yes, even us Trumpites, Biden had authorized federal staff to go door to door to persuade you to have [more…]

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War on Cash: EU steps up the fight

15th July 2021 Going Postal 2319 Comments

The prolonged and repeated lockdowns, business closures and travel bans have caused widespread economic devastation and changed the way all of us live, work and interact with each other. These were the most obvious changes [more…]

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Book Review: A State of Fear, Laura Dodsworth, Part 2

14th July 2021 Martin Mezger 4446 Comments

It’s late June 2021; I have a brief face-to-face encounter with former Supreme Court Justice Lord Jonathan Sumption, at the Chalke Farm History Festival, near Salisbury, Wiltshire.  He is there to promote his latest work, [more…]

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The adventures of Little Q – Mr Plinsworth comes to town

30th June 2021 Going Postal 2115 Comments

It was the morning of the 25th of June and little Q was dreaming of singing and marching. Mother had packed all the bags with food, clothes and drink when suddenly there was a knock [more…]

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