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Hong Kong Protests – the Prequel

21st November 2019 Going Postal 0

The recent ‘Hong Kong Protests’ piece attracted several comments and questions, but notably ‘Why now?’ and ‘What started this?’ So here is ‘Hong Kong Protests – the Prequel’. A long time ago, during the premiership [more…]

Hong Kong Protests

9th November 2019 Going Postal 0

Hong Kong in November feels and looks very different than it did in May. The weather is glorious – the wind has changed, the humidity decreased and a very comfortable 25 degrees. But of course [more…]

An Old-fashioned Nurse

21st August 2017 0

On the same day that a national newspaper carried the notice of my wife’s death, the front page had a headline to the effect that ‘Midwife Mistakes’ were responsible for many infant deaths and disabilities; [more...]
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

29th May 2020 0

Question Time 28th May 2020 Panel: Helen Whately (Conservative) Ian Murray (Labour) John Swinney (Scottish National Party) Layla McCay (NHS Confederation) Alex Massie (Journalist) Venue: Scotland Proprietor of the Coniston & Windemere Surgical Appliance & [more...]
Winnie The Pooh and the Brexit Delivery Group

25th April 2019 0

“So,” said Pooh, scanning the assembled animals who had joined his Brexit Delivery Group under the misapprehension that there would be free biscuits and tea, “Following the Downing Street Coup, we have been given the [more...]
Going Postal with Question Time

24th October 2019 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Leicester. On the panel are: Norman Lamont, former chancellor of the exchequer 1990-93, and a Conservative peer since 1998; Richard [more...]
Three years later: Willkommenskultur revisited

24th September 2019 0

It’s been over three years now that Frau Dr. Angela Merkel, German chancellor, tried to turn Germany into a Willkommensrepublik (welcoming republic). At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis, the Islamic State’s (ISIS) multinational [more...]