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Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse

When I was coming home from cricket last night, I felt inexplicably sad. It was cool and autumnal, and I had injured myself trying to play cricket. To top it off I had hit a rare shot out of the middle of the bat, only for a certain six to be caught on the boundary. I then got stung on the arse by a wasp that had taken up residence in the clubhouse. Cricket is ...

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The Abbott’s Mitre

I don’t know about everyone else, but the more I learn to cook at home, the worse pub food seems. Let’s face it, £13.00 for a chicken burger featuring a bit of salad and some mayo, washed down with a £9.00 glass of wine, is not good value. So, it makes a pleasant change to write a gushing Blog about The Abbott’s Mitre in Chilbolton. I go in there about ...

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Incompetence, Negligence, Deceit and Sleight of Hand

I do sometimes wonder whether this government is just taking the piss just for the fun of it. It meanders from cock up after cock up, to U-turn after U-turn and unashamed corruption on a basis daily, yet some people still try to claim they are doing a great job. As the latest cock up is distinguished by another U-turn and a grovelling apology from someone who ...

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Bent as a Nine Bob Note

Right, here we go then. Ayanda Capital were handed, without tender, £252 million of taxpayer’s money to supply face masks. The deal was done by Andrew Mills, an adviser to Trade Secretary Liz Truss and the Board of Trade. Coincidentally, he is also a senior board adviser at Ayanda. PPE Offshore Investment Specialists It gets better. Around 50 million of ...

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Second Lock-down Anyone?

Rumours are circulating that we are weeks away from going into a second wave of Coronavirus and another lockdown. This would suggest that easing of regulations on social activities aren’t really working. It appears with 95% of the population still uninfected, the writing is on the wall. That is crap news for people who rely on social interaction and any chance ...

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