25 August 2016 Divine Intervention A tribute to the wisdom of the Almighty. By Chin Chin There may be a sporting chance of contact with the Almighty on the road to Damascus but I would have put the odds against an encounter at a filling station on the E45, a main road in the north… Continue reading Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Divine Intervention (Chin Chin)
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Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Did Caesar Play the Bagpipes? (Chin Chin)
03 March 2016 Did Caesar Play The Bagpipes? The background to the Ides of March By Chin Chin “O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee!” The words of MacDuff echo across the hills and vales of Scotland. Never a laird’s hall, never a shepherd’s croft but the dismal news strikes… Continue reading Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Did Caesar Play the Bagpipes? (Chin Chin)
Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Week in Brief: UK
12 November 2015 Week in Brief: UK SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Although the action of the British government in promptly grounding flights in and out of Sharm el-Sheikh was initially condemned by Egypt as being unwarranted, it has been justified by the conclusion of the investigating authorities that the destruction of the plane bound for St Petersburg… Continue reading Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 17: 2015 08 27: Scotched
27 August 2015 Scotched by J R Thomas When you consider its pleasures and advantages, it really is astonishing that cricket in England is not even more popular. Admittedly, matches that can go for five days without a clear result do not really conform to the modern taste for things that are quick, decisive, and… Continue reading Issue 17: 2015 08 27: Scotched
