Demise of Thatcher
I’m sorry to say that my most recent post was all too prophetic. Mrs. Thatcher is dead, and her funeral
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State Funeral for Mrs Thatcher?
Alzheimer’s Disease is a terrible affliction, and I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. The sight of eighty-seven year-old Margaret Thatcher
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Not So Big Bother!
My momentous first day at UEA was spoiled somewhat by getting caught speeding en-route from Hertfordshire to Norwich, and to
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London’s Royal Exchange
The above image shows London’s ‘old’ Royal Exchange, which was destroyed by fire in 1838. It is the second of
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Norfolk and Orwell
Once again I find it necessary to apologize for failing to post any updates to Beyond 1984 since last July.
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Margaret Thatcher – Three Stops Past Barking
I laughed out loud when I read the other day that 1980s Conservative back-benchers had the nickname ‘Daggers’ for their
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Dairy Industry Threatened – What’s New?
There is an article in today’s Times resulting from a letter to the paper from the celebrity chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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The Death of Thatcherism
The lambasting of HSBC by the US Senate Sub-committee on Investigations drives yet another nail into the coffin of the
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Orwell’s Rejection by T S Eliot
Orwell Trivia No.2 As a director of the renowned publishers Faber & Faber, T S Eliot was regarded as ‘a
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The “Birth’ of George Orwell
No.1 in a series of posts on Orwell trivia. “George Orwell came into being on Thursday 8 January 1933, the