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The Daily Mail reaches peak gaslight (‘The NHS is not in crisis…’)
Can Britain ‘ride out’ the Omicron wave without another lockdown, as Boris Johnson suggested on Tuesday? Or is the NHS being hopelessly overwhelmed as Covid infection rates soar? The answer to the first question is Yes. The answer to the… Read More ›
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Seiko Presage SRPC99J1 Cocktail Time review
I wrote a while back about my lessening fascination with watches and it has stuck. There is a glimmer of interest remaining, however, and so when I was offered the chance to take a look at this particular Seiko Presage… Read More ›
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Tobias Zachary Ziegler
Sometimes it is hard to boil down the essence of what makes a character indelible. At other times though the depth of a character is clear. From his very first scene in the pilot all the way through to his… Read More ›
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The baffling illness affecting young adults in Canada
A whistleblower in the Canadian province of New Brunswick has warned that a progressive neurological illness that has baffled experts for more than two years appears to be affecting a growing number of young people and causing swift cognitive decline… Read More ›
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The Brexit Battalion
We have long been suspicious that there are people behind what has happened in the UK, and other countries, over recent years and I guess the thread above could well be a part of it.
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There is only hope when you accept there is no end game
I have been reading a book called End State: 9 Ways Society Is Broken – And How We Can Fix It by James Plunkett which is hugely enlightening and which has made me think about what is happening today, and… Read More ›
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2021 < 2022
Happy New Year. If there is one phrase I have heard often in recent weeks it is that ‘2022 can only be better’. Personally, I hope that is the case, but we should not discount the fact that it could… Read More ›
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The Khonsu Clock Lamp
When decorating your home, it’s always considered a win-win when something is both fashionable and functional. Take the Khonsu Clock Lamp for example: Crafted from metal, it boasts a round silhouette, so it’s sure to make a bold statement on… Read More ›
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Why the iPad mini 6 is (not) the perfect e-reader
There are always books that sound interesting to me, both fiction and non-fiction, and I buy a few per year, but I rarely get a chance to immerse myself in them. The iPad mini 6 has changed that, though, and… Read More ›
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The UK government’s Brexit contract
Guess how many out of the above have been achieved? Yes, zero… Originally tweeted here.
