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Two very serious people have proposed a serious scheme in a serious magazine, and it seems seriously barmy.
I like Prospect Magazine and I had a respect for the ‘authority and weight’ of some of their pieces. This morning, I watched the magazine’s editor, James Crabtree, promoting the forthcoming issue on BBC Breakfast Television, in [...]

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Atheist Bus Campaign car/home window stickers are now available!
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The ABC will receive a donation from every sale.

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I have enjoyed 2008, and as I have reflected on why, I have come to the conclusion that part of the reason for my enjoyment is an increased appreciation of the internet.
Some of you, like me, may be able to remember the early days when going online was expensive and extremely slow, and you only [...]

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It’s a hard life being the Head Gardener on a country estate these days.  At Sandringham, not only do you have to struggle through the day with a meagre team of six remembering what life was like in the good old days when the Estate employed over a hundred to look after the Grounds, but you [...]

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Dear reader, I must make a confession.  I do not make this lightly.  I have agonized for some time about whether or not to put fingers to keyboard and to own up, but some news in today’s paper seemed to compel me to come clean.
I have done it.  I too have been one of the [...]

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Truly. Honestly. Without a doubt.  It was one of the most bizarre experiences of my life. When I finally registered the two horses, I nearly choked on my house red.
Ok.  We are not made of money and had spent most of it on the hotel.  The Crowne Plaza, Liverpool, provided a brief window of luxury [...]

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Away for a few days. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.  In the meantime, if you are desperate to follow the plot, I will be posting journey update tweets on Twitter.
 

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I have just created a Wordle from my blog. See the big version HERE.

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