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Broad Oak Magazine

*Yesterday, 'Wiggia' outlined some of the problems with 'zero carbon' energy. * *Here is energy market expert Nick Drew's response:* Our good host invited ...
Raedwald

Actors age like fine wine and most are better with age. I've drunk and laughed with many, including an ex, and I like them as a breed - but they're definit...
nourishing obscurity

One on electricity as a possible cause I had already scheduled for Wednesday but have now brought it forward as a second part to this. First cab off the ra...
Churchmouse Campanologist

Last week did not afford me the time to write about the latest coronavirus news in Britain. This is by no means comprehensive, just a few highlights. Perso...
A K Haart
Longrider

Amazon has bent the knee. Amazon has banned the sale of most editions of Hitler’s Mein Kampf and other Nazi propaganda books from its store following [...]
The Bill Sticker Alternative

In these depressing days when the world seems like it’s going to hell in the proverbial handcart. Where doomsters gleefully spread their misery on and offl...
A corner of France

Well it's Monday 16th and many businesses in France are shut down, especially those involving getting groups of people together. Including our gîte de gro...
Head Rambles | The rambling thoughts of an Irish Grandad

Today started off badly. There was no particular reason, just a feeling of meh. I suppose it was the constant stream of misery emanating from Herself’s r...
Mark Wadsworth

The Centre for Disease Control lists the main influenza pandemics since 1918. They happened in: 1918 1957-58 1968 2009 to which we can now add: 2019-20 ...
Frank Davis

Breiibart: Within the next 20 days, those over the age of 70 will be told to self-quarantine in their homes or care homes for up to four months, a Governme...
Dioclese

Naomi Campbell in full Hazmat kit. Shame she forgot the gloves…
Ambush Predator

Ashleigh and Ged Barnett allege that until the *one-to-one sessions* began last September, their daughter appeared *comfortable in her body* and showed l...
Samizdata.net

The games of children, we are told, enable them to learn about how the adult world works and practise its ways. In my childhood we played a game called “...
UK Polling Report

In the last couple of days I’ve seen three polls asking about government handling of the Coronavirus. There was a short Yougov poll shared between Sky and ...
The Flaxen Saxon Chronicles

It may be known to my regulars, especially those who notice this sort of thing, that my postings have become sparse of late. This is due to a mundane ca...
The Pub Curmudgeon

We pick up the story of our Proper Day Out in Burton-on-Trent, the capital of British brewing, having just left the Burton Bridge Inn and heading across ...
Velvet Glove, Iron Fist

The kind of people who say ‘if you like freedom so much, why don’t you move to Somalia?’ think that libertarians have been “owned” by the coronavirus. If y...
Dick Puddlecote

If you wanted evidence that humanity has departed from the NHS in favour of elitist zealotry and pointless ignorant bullying, you couldn't find a better ex...
Facts Do Matter

Settle down folks, this is going to be a long one. I’ve recently had a few thoughts in my head about nicotine. The supposed “devil drug” that is “more addi...
Anna Raccoon

When we bought this house, we noticed that there appeared to be a pair of Jackdaws living in the chimney. We had to block off the chimney, so felt rather b...
Karl reMarks

On the first anniversary of the Brexit vote, many in Britain are celebrating their ‘Independence Day’. We in the Global South have been through this befor...
Living with rats

After just over ten years and more than 750 posts, it's time to put *Living with Rats* to bed. Not because I've stopped writing, but because there's more t...
underdogs bite upwards

I hear some people are having problems accessing the new Wordpress version of this blog. If you are affected, please let me know here and I'll try to find ...

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