20th Century
Nazi missiles threaten Israel
Why did I choose to write this; long forgotten reports of missiles in Egypt and the way the press didn’t seem to take it very seriously at the time. It is time for a closer [more…]
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20th Century
Tyler Gatewood Kent
Those of you who have defied all tradition and read my ramblings about The Right Club may just remember the name Tyler Kent. He was the cipher clerk at the US Embassy who was passing [more…]
20th Century
The Right Club – Part 2
Part 1 was the background to the origins of the Right Club and introduced some of the members who via various other shady organisations eventually joined the club. The very first fascist organisation in the [more…]
Elections
Postal Voting, Overseas and General Statistics
After the description of how Postal Voting works and by implication, how much it must cost, it seemed worth while looking at the number of overseas postal voters. These should mainly be people who have [more…]
Elections
Postal Voting, What Goes On
Postal Voting has been brought into disrepute with the wholesale abuse of the system by various sections of the population. The mechanics of handling the postal vote are time consuming and certainly not cheap. The [more…]
Elections
The Counting Centre, What Goes On
After the article about a Polling Station, it seems only natural to check out what goes on at the count. Again the Electoral Commission have produced a PDF or three to help us on our [more…]
Elections
A Polling Station, What Goes On
As may have been previously mentioned, I will be a polling clerk on May 23rd should the Euro elections take place. It’s my first time so I was expecting some training but no, I have [more…]