Author Archives: odeboyz

Book Review: M W Craven ~ Dead Ground (2021)

Posted on October 16, 2024 by odeboyz

This is a marvellous novel. The two principals are Sergeant Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw. The first is a no-nonsense *copper*. He’s diligent, very bright, intuitive, a ‘maverick’ and has a history of success. Tilly Bradshaw is from the Lisbeth … Continue reading →

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Yes! That’s me

Posted on October 12, 2024 by odeboyz
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The Monetary Policy Committee: a critique

Posted on October 9, 2024 by odeboyz

“Bill’s big bets were always on the Monetary Policy Committee. The bunch of knobheads at the Bank of England. Billy hated and he loved those people. He viewed them as everything he wasn’t: privileged, self-important, well-educated, prestigious, powerful and, ultimately, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wes Streeting ~ One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry up: A memoir of growing up and getting on (2023)

Posted on October 9, 2024 by odeboyz

To be honest I was repelled by this book before reading a page. I assumed he was presumptuous.1 I believed he was careerist student politician who’d got lucky. Wrong! Streeting is fascinating. He comes from a working-class background. (Most Labour … Continue reading →

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Blackadder, Baldrick and being an MP

Posted on October 6, 2024 by odeboyz
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A Roman Catholic joke

Posted on October 2, 2024 by odeboyz

“Father O’Malley speaking”“This is the Inland Revenue. Can you help us?”“I can.”“Do you know, Ted Houlihan?”“I do”“Is he a member of your congregation?”“He is”“Did he donate £10,000 to the church?”” “He’s just about to.”

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Kier Starmer’s Cabinet ~ Shirkers and Strivers, October 2024

Posted on October 2, 2024 by odeboyz

George Osborne divided Britain into ‘Shirkers and Strivers’.1 Keir Starmer is a Super-Striver, who has had two stellar careers. Firstly, as a senior lawyer and latterly as Prime Minister. He’s a Super Striver but what is his cabinet like? The test: … Continue reading →

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All men are equal: Up to a point, Lord Copper

Posted on September 28, 2024 by odeboyz
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Jewish mothers and their sons

Posted on September 25, 2024 by odeboyz

(Three Jewish mothers are arguing over who has the most loving son.) Ethel: “My son sends me flowers every Shabbos.”Pattie: “You call that love? My son phones every day!”Miriam “That’s nothing. My son goes to therapy five days a week … Continue reading →

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Trade Unions Forever

Posted on September 21, 2024 by odeboyz
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