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We need a strong fourth estate
‘I spent a lot of time on my – farewell address talking about the state of our democracy. It goes without saying that essential to that is a free...
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Retirement - Timing is Critical
For our Christmas entertainment in 2016 we bought two DVDs. One was ‘Billy Connolly Wild Horse Tour’ and the other one was ‘I Am Bolt’. The first one...
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Floating Hotels
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How much money is there in the world? They keep building these cruise liners, expanding the fleet. They have expanded into the Caribbean, But if they...
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Belfast Boun (Poetry Monthly)
The bricks they may bleed and the rain it may weep And the damp Lagan fog lulls the city to sleep. It's to Hell with the future, we'll live in the past May the Lord in his mercy be kind to Belfast. Maurice James Craig
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Cruising Blues : Period Of Adjustment
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On Day 3 of the cruise, too much sun and minor irritations cause our mood to be less positive, as the early excitement of the voyage has calmed.
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Deconstructing a letter in a local paper
Below is an extract from a letter that appeared in our local free newspaper the other week: We have the new leader of the Lib Dems saying that we...
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Babylon and F Scott Fitzgerald Revisited
I was introduced to the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald by one of my teachers, David Gowers. To prevent anyone who is interested in English cricket from...
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Miami
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Some thoughts on the holiday in Miami and the Caribbean, which I have just been on, including the threatening hurricane.
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U.S. Electoral College decides U.S. Presidents
I put this together for a Canadian friend who asked what is the role of the "Electoral College" in naming U.S, Presidents and VPs. 2016 Presidential...
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HSBC - Time to Vent and Rage with a marmalade sandwich in hand
Listen up there dear readers if you want to find out the best way to get some response and action from HSBC. Are they the listening bank? Not sure...
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