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Can it be true? Oh, Yes.

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Why Jim didn’t get married

Jim explained, “In my youth I stepped on Sarah’s scarf nearly choking her.” She shouted at me like a wounded animal. “Bloody Hell. Are you blind or something?” Jim said he started stammering and apologising like mad being mortified. Then … Continue reading →

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Trump goes to war

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Britain’s Two-tier Justice

The 53-year-old [retired banker] travelled from near his £2million home in Orpington to London Bridge before continuing to his Canary Wharf office….  He [the judge] described the fraud as ‘discreet’, committed against a large private company rather than an individual, … Continue reading →

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Gambling and the Stock Market

Introduction Many managers are little better than gamblers who are adept at strutting their stuff convincingly and looting their companies. Sometimes they get lucky and add value, but many destroy shareholder investments. The history of the FTSE is littered with … Continue reading →

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Let’s bomb Iran and stop talking about Epstein

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Always believe in prayer ~ unless it’s inconvenient

Fred’s bar opened next door to a church and the priest prayed against it. Within weeks it burned down. Fred sued the church. He said that, in effect, the priest had burned down his bar using the power of prayer. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lee Child ~ The Enemy (2004)

After reading a few Reacher novels they begin to feel like a warm blanket. Predictable and a lovely interlude in life’s rich pageant. Reacher is a ‘righteous’ psychopath smashing people into pulp. Killing people in ever more ingenious ways. Wandering … Continue reading →

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Only a pawn in their game: Bob Dylan, 1964

A bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers’ bloodA finger fired the trigger to his nameA handle hid out in the darkA hand set the sparkTwo eyes took the aimBehind a man’s brainBut he can’t be blamedHe’s … Continue reading →

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What women really think

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