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Authoritarianism

The great infantilisation

2nd August 2021 Rookwood 3799 Comments

It has puzzled me for considerable time now some of the truly childish “Warnings” that one finds on the side of food packets and generally throughout society these days. Nuts with the statement “Contains nuts”. [more…]

Health

“Our” NHS

1st July 2021 Rookwood 2182 Comments

Of all the institutions I have observed and indeed, commented on, the NHS is probably the most frustrating one to portray in simple terms. The UK’s largest employer, with approaching 1.6 million staff, it dwarfs [more…]

Authoritarianism

Dazed and confused and way too much abused

31st May 2021 Rookwood 1797 Comments

I must sincerely apologise to you all. GP regulars will have noticed a distinct dearth of output from yours truly since the turn of the year. I have not been sulking, just stunned. I have [more…]

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The Man Comes Around

31st December 2020 Rookwood 3584 Comments

Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still, Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still, Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still, Listen to the words long written down, When the man comes [more…]

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The secret to a decent beef stew

11th December 2020 Rookwood 2291 Comments

In these depressing and difficult times, it is sometimes beneficial to return to encouraging and positive subjects, and in my opinion, there is nothing quite as welcoming as “Comfort food”. A fellow Puffin signalled their [more…]

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Authoritarianism

Dead babies don’t come cheap

23rd November 2020 Rookwood 1955 Comments

As of some date in 2020, we have finally emerged from beneath our cloying and heavyweight safety blanket to embrace a horrific and unpalatable truth. Whatever freedom we thought we had as individuals has been [more…]

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Have I got news for you

18th November 2020 Rookwood 2710 Comments

My adopted father, now probably long enough in the grave that there are no physical remains bar a simple skeleton, had a down to earth approach towards the idiot lantern. If he didn’t like what [more…]

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A particularly insidious form of evil

9th November 2020 Rookwood 2590 Comments

There are moments in life when one remembers exactly where they were when a particular event occurs. The death of JFK, the moon landings, Hillsborough, the death of Diana, 9/11. For all these events I [more…]

Health

Dealing with the black dog

22nd September 2020 Rookwood 4393 Comments

Contrary to popular belief, there seems to be some dispute as to exactly what Sir Winston Churchill was referring to when he mentioned being plagued by his infamous “Black dog”. Some say depression, some say [more…]

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