Category Archives: Politics

Workhouses and the Poor from 1834

Posted on January 2, 2020 by odeboyz

…..the able-bodied recipient of poor relief “on the whole shall not be made really or apparently as eligible as the independent labourer of the lowest class.”1 Introduction There’s nothing worse than paying tax and being taken for a ride. The … Continue reading →

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Odeboyz celebrates the end of austerity

Posted on December 23, 2019 by odeboyz

  Chris and Mike

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When injustice is self imposed

Posted on December 18, 2019 by odeboyz

Who would have believed the Tories winning the election by a thumping majority after all that they did over the last ten years? Yes, I acknowledge that Corbyn didn’t turn out to be the Leader I expected when he took … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons

Posted on December 16, 2019 by odeboyz

When I was small, I didn’t think it strange at all To be told what to do and say And so, I was cocooned in my world Although poor, we were warm and well fed, each day. School was challenging, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: John le Carre ~ Agent Running in the Field (2019)

Posted on December 16, 2019 by odeboyz

Do octogenarians write as well as they did in their pomp? On the evidence of this book they don’t they write differently. This novel is almost a satire. La Carre rails against western ‘values’, which he traduces as a mass … Continue reading →

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Time might be changing

Posted on December 1, 2019 by odeboyz

Some can remember their Father’s Father and their Mother’s Father A few know of older generations from stories and photographs So although we all had relatives, back to the beginning of time The longer back we look, the further is … Continue reading →

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American Anti-Semitism in 1936

Posted on November 28, 2019 by odeboyz
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An Unforeseen Consequence of the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Posted on November 28, 2019 by odeboyz

England was shattered by the dissolution of the Roman Catholic church in the 1530s. One unforeseen consequence was the destruction of provision for the poor. The monasteries had a religious duty towards them. Those who were entirely incapable of surviving … Continue reading →

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A Ricky Gervais quip

Posted on November 26, 2019 by odeboyz

“My greatest hero is Nelson Mandela. What a man. Incarcerated for 25 years, he was released in 1990 and he hasn’t reoffended. I think he’s going straight, which shows you prison does work.” Chris

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Does Trump’s language incite race hatred?

Posted on November 26, 2019 by odeboyz

“The Washington Post has a headline today that makes you go hmmm: ‘Trump Vexed by Branding Crisis: How to Shed the Label of “Racist”.’ I think we all have a pretty good idea of how Trump could avoid being called … Continue reading →

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