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Peter Mandelson – Something In The Genes?

19th September 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Speaking at the launch of his memoir The Third Man, Life at The Heart of New Labour, which he only finished writing two weeks earlier, Peter Mandelson said, ‘It was a high wire act. Now [more…]

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An Appointment at Noon

27th January 2024 Novak and Goode 0

The Medical Officer and the young lieutenant inspected the work of the firing party; “She’s still alive, the volley has failed to kill her said the MO,” the young lieutenant looked down at the sagging [more…]

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Libel or Legitimate Concern?

11th January 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

In the unique way the internet adds fuel to any fire, an Andrew Neil Twitter thread encouraging people to be vaccinated against coronavirus went from room temperature to the melting point of granite within a [more…]

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Rough Gardening In A Pandemic & 40 Things To Do…….

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An eventful couple of weeks on the political front has culminated in a horny Government Minister apologising (and having his apology accepted by the PM), not for shagging his bit of spare, but for “Breaking [more…]

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