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17th February 2025 well_chuffed 2765 Comments

The title of this article is the arabic for Palestinians. I always suspected that Philistine was exactly the same thing but I may be mistaken. Whatever the case, they are nowt but trouble. The reason [more…]

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After The Boiling Point

25th January 2025 Always Worth Saying 2182 Comments

Since G-P covered the issue last year in an article entitled ‘Boiling Point’, new information has come to light regarding the terrorist outrage in Southport after extraordinary events in Liverpool Crown Court this week. Despite [more…]

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The Tectonic Plates Shift

3rd August 2024 Always Worth Saying 3327 Comments

As we make our way back from an enjoyable day trip by train to Edinburgh, Mrs AWS and I have pause for thought as we pass through Lockerbie, scene of the 1988 bombing which claimed [more…]

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Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Six

30th July 2024 Going Postal 3618 Comments

In 1955, at the height of the Mau Mau Rebellion, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of reports from Kenya for the Birmingham Mail and the Manchester Evening News – Jerry F Nairobi With [more…]

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Disaster Over The Strait of Hormuz

27th July 2024 Always Worth Saying 2421 Comments

As Mrs AWS and I flash through the Scottish Lowlands after our day trip to Edinburgh, passing through Lockerbie station reminds us of events decades ago and thousands of miles away. Nowadays the term ‘Gulf [more…]

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Near-Disaster at 39,000ft

20th July 2024 Always Worth Saying 2037 Comments

Returning home from our day trip to Edinburgh, myself and Mrs AWS have pause for thought as we eat our Burger Kings in Standard Premium. Beyond our train window, the peaceful Scottish Lowlands flash past. [more…]

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Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Four

16th July 2024 Going Postal 5335 Comments

In 1955, at the height of the Mau Mau Rebellion, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of reports from Kenya for the Birmingham Mail and the Manchester Evening News – Jerry F Vachakos First [more…]

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Disaster at Lockerbie

13th July 2024 Always Worth Saying 3357 Comments

Returning home from our day trip to Edinburgh, myself and Mrs AWS have pause for thought as we eat our Burger Kings in Standard Premium and watch the Scottish Lowlands flash past from the train [more…]

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Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Three

2nd July 2024 Going Postal 3411 Comments

In 1955, at the height of the Mau Mau Rebellion, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of reports from Kenya for the Birmingham Mail and the Manchester Evening News – Jerry F Fort Hall, [more…]

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