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The Games We Played: A Family’s Christmas (with 2 games for you to play!)

I suspect every family has its own way of doing things and you only realise how odd they are when you share another family’s festivities…

Dec 1, 2021

The Games We Played: A Family’s Christmas (with 2 games for you to play!)

Dec 1, 2021

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Father’s Day

It’s on 20 June this year. Cards and gifts for Dads, and memories of fathers no longer with us; lots of them, sadly, during this grim year.

Jun 14, 2021

Father’s Day

Jun 14, 2021

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A Nation of Immigrants, And Nativists, Too.

The current Trump administration is intent on deporting as many migrants as it can. Court challenges make clear that it is straining at the…

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A Nation of Immigrants, And Nativists, Too.

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Tariffs, Trade, and Currency Exchange: Trump’s Threats

Donald Trump has imposed tariffs as part of trade war and he has backed bit-coin or crypto as an alternative currency. A dangerous…

Mar 22

Tariffs, Trade, and Currency Exchange: Trump’s Threats

Mar 22

Trump and Documents: Savor the Irony

Today, at Donald Trump’s behest, the National Archives will release tranches of documents related to the JFK assassination. In many cases…

Mar 18

Trump and Documents: Savor the Irony

Mar 18

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Attention: Your Life Is Being Stolen

The dangers of convenience and distraction

Feb 11

Attention: Your Life Is Being Stolen

Feb 11

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Trump and Martin Luther King Share A Day

January 20, 2025. But do they share anything else?

Feb 1

Trump and Martin Luther King Share A Day

Feb 1

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Robin Hood: 800 Years and Counting. But Who Was He?

What do we know about the outlaw of Sherwood Forest?

Jan 6

Robin Hood: 800 Years and Counting. But Who Was He?

Jan 6

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Paying the Bills: It’s a Problem for Governments Everywhere

US, UK, France, Germany… In this unsettled time, budgets create crises.

Dec 29, 2024

Paying the Bills: It’s a Problem for Governments Everywhere

Dec 29, 2024

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Check Your References or the Art of Being Kind

Last week, I was asked to write a letter of reference. It hadn’t happened since I retired, but was once an occupational hazard; part of…

Dec 10, 2024

Check Your References or the Art of Being Kind

Dec 10, 2024

Peter Ling

Peter Ling

Historian and biographer but thankfully with a sense of humour. Expert on MLK, JFK, the Civil Rights Movement, and presidential scandals.

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