Author Archives: odeboyz

Who was Oliver Cromwell?

Posted on April 4, 2022 by odeboyz

He was courageous, devout, resolute, principled, intelligent, eloquent, able, adaptable and dedicated, but also self-seeking, unscrupulous, dishonest, manipulative, vindictive and bloodthirsty: definitely not somebody to be simply taken at his word. Ronald Hutton The Making of Oliver Cromwell p338

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A Wordless Poem: Modern Drug Dens

Posted on April 4, 2022 by odeboyz

Note https://www.addiction.org.uk/addictions/food-addiction/

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Faith based science?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by odeboyz
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Life Expectancy, Health Care and Lifestyle Choices

Posted on March 31, 2022 by odeboyz

The USA spends the greatest amount of money per capita on health care. This hasn’t translated into the highest life expectancy. Their life expectancy lags behind poorer countries. Pure medical solutions compete with the lifestyles of their population. If a … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson cashes a cheque

Posted on March 28, 2022 by odeboyz

Boris needs to cash a cheque and approaching the cashier says, “Good morning, could you cash this cheque for me?” “It’s my pleasure. But first I need to see ID?” “I didn’t think that was necessary. I’m the Prime Minister.”” … Continue reading →

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Woody Guthrie discovers Catholic hypocrisy

Posted on March 28, 2022 by odeboyz

“Son, I have been in this service [Roman Catholic priest] all my life. I have seen to it that thousands of men just like you got to work for a meal. But, right at this moment, there is no kind … Continue reading →

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We Never Learn: Cartoon from 1970s

Posted on March 26, 2022 by odeboyz
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Mocking white supremacist ‘fears’

Posted on March 24, 2022 by odeboyz
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Institutional Police Racism and Section 60 ‘Stop and Search’

Posted on March 24, 2022 by odeboyz

In a bid to help the police tackle knife crime, in 2019 the government relaxed guidance on Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, enabling police to stop and search people without suspicion or ‘reasonable grounds’. … Continue reading →

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A parrot in Putin’s Russia

Posted on March 21, 2022 by odeboyz

Ivan rushed into the police station and gasped, “I want to report my parrot has escaped.” “We’ve more important things to do than look for your parrot!” laughed the policeman. “I’m not expecting you to find him. I just want … Continue reading →

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