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Men in Crates

15th November 2020 Going Postal 0

The ripping yarns of derring-do served up by AWS are green in our memory, but here’s a caper that is more a case of derring-didn’t. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. Umaru Abdulrahman Dikko [more…]

Kazoo Solo

16th December 2019 0

with acknowledgements to Louis MacNeice’s ‘Bagpipe Music’ It’s no go Jeremy, it’s no go the commies, But all we’ve got is a dodgy deal served up to us by Boris. It’s no go the EU, [more...]
War Crimes Chapter 18 – The Long Shot

26th July 2020 0

War Crimes Chapter 18 Just before midnight on a late October evening in 2005, a Puma helicopter took off from Basra Air Station and headed north. The aircraft showed no lights, a contrast to the [more...]
Art at Cocklecarrot Towers

3rd September 2020 0

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde,Lady Windermere’s Fan This article is inspired by other Postaliers who have shared the art in their homes. Lady [more...]
Post-Lockdown Choices

9th June 2020 0

Lockdown rules have made extensive use of the word “essential” in relation to goods, services, journeys and jobs that may be exempted from lockdown strictures. It sounds like an objective standard, but interpreting it is [more...]
The State Opening of Parliament

14th October 2019 0

The State Opening of Parliament on Monday 14 October marks the formal start of the parliamentary year. The Queen’s Speech sets out the government’s agenda for the next session of Parliament and outlines proposed policies [more...]