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A Truncated View (Truly) From The Greenhouse; A Better Life (Part 2)

28th October 2025 Colin Cross 0

By the time my loyal reader gets around to reading this shorter than usual missive, I should be the proud owner of a brand new left hip. I take nothing for granted, but I’ve lost [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Ninety-One

10th August 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, friend, and it is a very pleasant one—dry, warm, and sunny. Legohead is off to Scottishland later to talk to the Donald, who is over to open a new golf course, so [more…]

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What’s special about special needs?

22nd July 2025 Going Postal 0

The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, has promised a statement on Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) in the autumn. The driver is largely money. Local authorities have retained financial responsibility for SEND [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighty-Six

22nd June 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning my happy readers, it is dry and a bit warmer this morning. The Donald isn’t messing about with the illegals in California. He hasn’t hesitated to send in the National Guard to [more…]

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A Life Changing Event

3rd March 2025 Going Postal 0

On Tuesday 11th February at 08:10, I had a heart attack. The alarm had gone off at 07:30, downstairs, I made tea for myself and Mrs. 10210, bringing it back upstairs. We sat in bed [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy

2nd March 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, people. Wow, the sun is out this morning for a change, but it’s still bloody cold. I was not outside for very long, and I don’t intend to be outside much more [more…]

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A View (Miles Away) From The Greenhouse…The Reform Conundrum

25th June 2024 Colin Cross 0

I recently spent a long weekend in Llanberis celebrating my eldest daughters birthday, she chose the area because she wanted to climb Snowdon, which she did along with six of the other guests. I had [more…]

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There’s no mystique about growth? – But step-one is to restore sanity

25th March 2024 Emile Woolf 0

Over the years, my essays have charted the government’s descent from an ignorance of economic principles, all the way to sheer insanity. And there can be no reprieve while the public mind festers in the [more…]

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Total knee replacement

18th January 2024 Going Postal 0

The NHS will be playing no part whatsoever in this article Background or “Why should anyone care about your bloody knee?” A few weeks ago I asked the question on GP whether anyone had any [more…]

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