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Front Loading
Front Loading, by Bill Hartley It’s not hard to find a Wetherspoon pub in our larger towns and cities. There are more than 800 of them in Britain and Ireland. Last year the company reported its largest ever volume of … Continue reading
In Deep
In Deep, by William Hartley Prior to the industrial revolution investors in mining schemes were known as Adventurers. Given that the dividing line between success and failure could be a narrow one, it was certainly an adventurous way of trying … Continue reading
No Shining Path
No Shining Path Bill Hartley, on the Peruvian pagaille Some countries get the heads of state they definitely don’t deserve. Worse still, they get them in rapid succession. A good example of this would be Peru, whose recent history is … Continue reading
Rules for Everyone
Rules for Everyone By Bill Hartley Most of our larger cities still have what used to be called a local prison. Usually they date from the nineteenth century and are monuments to Victorian civic pride. Like other public buildings of … Continue reading
To the End of the Line
To the End of the Line by Bill Hartley Railway junctions don’t usually have signposts. However, the observant traveller on the East Coast Main Line may spot one just north of Darlington. The sign points to the Stockton and … Continue reading
Cattle and Copper
Cattle and Copper, by “Wild” Bill Hartley The owner of Rancho Mirago advised us against parking on the grass. This was nothing to do with a gardener’s pride, since the grass was brown and withered by the high temperatures … Continue reading
Wharf Factor
Wharf Factor By Bill Hartley, back on the waterfront For those of a certain age, the term ‘worker’s cooperative’ summons up memories of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, where the late Tony Benn attempted to resuscitate failing industries. Such organisations also exist … Continue reading
Is Anybody Out There?
Is Anybody Out There? by Bill Hartley It’s not uncommon for churches to be turned over to new uses, selling, for example, anything from carpets to bathroom fittings. Often they were built to serve a population crowded into streets of … Continue reading
Evening All
Evening All Bill Hartley considers coercive control A hairdresser in a … Continue reading
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Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage William Hartley mourns inconsistency Extracts from John Watson’s Journal, April 19th/20th 1771; “This morning about seven o’ clock I set forward with Thomas Dodds in order to take four of the deserted men which (by information) now … Continue reading →
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