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Jersey and Guernsey Blogs Snapshots
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Jersey Holocaust Day 2020 - and Human Rights - On 27 January 2020 the annual Jersey Holocaust Memorial remembered that Auschwitz camp was "liberated" 75 years ago. It is also 75 years ago that Jersey was...
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Slow changes - It has taken some time but I've finally regained access to the journal. The start to the calendar year hasn't been great. The delivery man who usuall...4 years ago
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Electric cars and the coup in Bolivia - *Bolivians rally in support of President Evo Morales and CELAC (2015)* On the morning of the 11th of November, I woke up to two big pieces of news - firs...
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Advocate Philip Sinel Gives his Reaction to the (infamous) Speech of William Bailhache. (Part one) - Advocate Philip Sinel On Tuesday 8th of October 2019 the retiring Bailiff, WILIAM BAILHACHE, abused his dual position as the Head of Judiciary, and Spea...
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The BaldTruth-Postcards From Dystopia: FAKE NEWS & THE DEATH OF MSM JOURNALISM: PART 1 O... - The BaldTruth-Postcards From Dystopia: FAKE NEWS & THE DEATH OF MSM JOURNALISM: PART 1 O...: THE REASON I HAVE RETURNED TO BLOGGING. A DESERVED PLUG FOR A ...5 years ago
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voiceforchildren: Jersey's Lawmakers, Victims' Group and Operation R... - voiceforchildren: Jersey's Lawmakers, Victims' Group and Operation R...: As a continuance of our PREVIOUS POSTING where we reported how Bloggers we...
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voiceforchildren: Stuart Syvret, The Rule of Law, and The BBC. - voiceforchildren: Stuart Syvret, The Rule of Law, and The BBC.: In part two of our in-depth and exclusive interview with Former Senator, and Health Minis...
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My speech at the Citizens Advice AGM - Last week I was very kindly invited to be the guest speaker at the Jersey Citizens Advice AGM. I was pleased to take questions afterwards and hear abou...
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Three cheers and one big warning. - My old friend Daniel didn't get elected as a Green MP. Not any great surprise in the East Midlands which is seldom kind to third parties electorally. But ...5 years ago
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AN INNOCENT ABROAD - *Mont Orgeuil CastleClick on any image for a larger version* I am very proud of that photo of Mont Orgeuil which I took in Jersey (CI) in 1961. It's not...
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THE JERSEY 2018 ELECTION - REFORM JERSEY - ROYAL COURT ELECT A CONSTABLE? - *DEPUTY SAM MEZEC -CHAIRMAN OF REFORM JERSEY* *THE 2018 JERSEY ELECTION* *REFORM JERSEY* As we plod along to election day my rather small mind...
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All at Sea - Fire crew and lifeboat crew are two vocations only suitable for genuine heroes and heroines, and fully deserve immense respect from everybody. However, the...7 years ago
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Just Ask The Damn Question - THE BBC AND JIMMY SAVILE: COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN? Yes – Because it’s Happening Now. “Everybody would say, ‘what evidence have you got?’ I would say, ‘w...
7 years ago -
Geoff in the Gallery: A satirical look at the States sitting of 6 July 2017 - As the first day of debate on the findings of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry progressed, it was striking how many members had been converted to the r...
7 years ago -
The Death of the Jersey Way? - Former Senator Frank Walker, who was Chief Minister in 2008 "*There is no hiding place in Jersey for anyone who abused children or, who in any way may h...
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Don't Throw Your Vote Away On An Abuse Of Process - I count the leading figures of Jersey's “Reform Jersey” political party among my personal friends. I wish them to remain so, thus I shall take pains to be...8 years ago
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Mossack Fonseca in the JEP, 4 days before the Panama Papers story broke - The story of the "Panama Papers" leak broke on the 3rd of April, 2016. Here was a little article in the JEP just 4 days earlier. I love a good coincidenc...
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Disgusted by Police Cruel Dog Killing - How would you react had it been your beloved pet that they had so callously run down & murdered? Just what sort of example is this to give to our children ...8 years ago
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Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai (2015) - Release Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai in Best LookNow you can enjoy Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai in best quality with duration 120 Min and has been launched in 201...9 years ago
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Independent Jersey Care Inquiry (15)----Phase 2, Halfway Point. - The next phase of the Hearing will commence next Tuesday 20th October. In Part 1, the Panel heard evidence from former residents o...
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Latest: Jersey Care Inquiry - [image: http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/641433/stream_img.jpg] The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry is charged with finding out what went wrong in t...9 years ago
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Satirical Magazines - for those in our media with declining print sales and for whom irony is unknown - I am sure there are some home thruths here for our local media. The truth sells it seems or is that too ironic?10 years ago
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Coastal Walk to Corbiere - Gorse Dodder - Gorse Dodder *Gorse Dodder (Cuscata epithymum) * A tangled mass of slender, reddy-coloured threads draped over gorse or heathers; tiny, pale...
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10,000 comments - Last night the 10,000th comment was posted on this blog. Appropriately enough, it was the question which asked what exactly Mr Kevin Delaney has done to ke...10 years ago
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ABC - The Lexicon of Love - August 1982 - In my teens my parents took me on holiday on the River Rance in France on their boat. My mother looked forward to this time and I was not to show that I w...
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Letter to St Helier ratepayers - Dear Ratepayer The annual sending out of Rates Assessment notices, which are not a request for payment but notification of how your rates bill will be calcu...11 years ago
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50 - Final Blog of the Series - Hindsight is a wonderful thing and when I reflect back to the start of this awful mess I fully realise that the timing for this event could not have been w...11 years ago
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The Politics Hour - Is That All We Get??? - I have been away from this “project” for a long time – firstly due to work commitments, then due to a quasi-despair at the poor level of the debate amongst...11 years ago
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Nearly 5 years later..... - Still the case is ongoing..... An offer has been made by the defendants which has been 'on the table' for quite some period of time for the sum of £1500. H...11 years ago
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What does the world eat? - Here's a fascinating photo essay by time magazine... http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_1373675,00.html13 years ago
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Jersey election statistics 2011 - On 19 October Jersey will go to the polls to vote for Constables, Deputies and Senators on the same day for the first time. There are 82 candidates up for ...13 years ago
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Coffee - Good or Bad - The age old debate! - So the other day I was working with a friend in the University Library when we were disrupted by an irate Librarian as she punished someone for drinking co...13 years ago
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Hell Bent...and Hell Deserving - Those who are not privileged to call themselves Old Victorians can only imagine the pride and sense of entitlement that is imparted on donning the blazer o...14 years ago
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My Other Blog List
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Mega City Book Club 282: The Tower King - Jim Campbell returns for a third visit to the book club with a New Eagle classic, The Tower King by Alan Hebden and Jose Ortiz. The Hibernia collection i...
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Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 4.15 million SAAR in November - At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: [image: Existing Home Sales]*Click on graph for larger image.* • NAR: Existing-Home Sales Increase...
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Opinion – 21 December 2024 - Andrew Davison Church Times In the beginning — or the end? The Anglican Communion Office has published a few Christmas Messages from Anglican Primates, a...1 day ago
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God* With Us: Vayeshev 5785 / 2024 - Jacob had twelve sons, and his favorite was Joseph, to whom he gave that “technicolor dreamcoat.” (R. Danya Ruttenberg argues that it might have actually b...1 day ago
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Tom Baker Bookazine - Fans of Tom Baker, which is pretty much all of us, have a wonderful Christmas present from *Radio Times*. Available to download for free, as of today, i...1 day ago
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The Weekly Round-Up: Puberty Blockers Banned Indefinitely, Assad Regime Falls, & LGBT Veterans Compensated - In UK News Health Secretary Wes Streeting revealed last week that the Government has placed an indefinite ban on the use of puberty blockers for trans yo...5 days ago
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Wind and Solar Can’t Support the Grid - by Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) In October of 2025, the isolated small city of Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia with a 36 MW load (includ...2 weeks ago
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Talking of Ted – resignations and retirements - Resignations and retirements, as we know, have been in the news lately. A few weeks ago I received an invitation to a pre retirement seminar. I need to be ...3 weeks ago
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A Reflection on Safeguarding - Every Autumn, thousands of churches across the UK, from diverse backgrounds and traditions, observe Safeguarding Sunday, to raise awareness of the importan...1 month ago
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Look at Honda CR-V vs Subaru Outback New Comparison 2023 - Honda CR-V vs Subaru Outback The 2023 Honda CR-V went through an outstanding redesign, featuring a much more tough exterior, improved driving characteristic...
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7 VPNs that leaked their logs – the logs that “didn’t exist” - Just how private is your Virtual Private Network?
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Great Books of 2019: The Matter of Troy Revisited - 2019 has been an unusual year, in that the short-lists for major literary awards have included a number of novels which take their inspiration, directly or...
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IN OCTOBER - WHERE are they gone that did delight in honour Abrupt and absolute as an epic ends, What light of the Last Things, like death at morning, Crowns the true lo...
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Preparing to go on a Pilgrimage A - (Bruce Feiler) Six stages characterize every pilgrimage: - The Call: The opening clarion of any spiritual journey. Often in the form of a feeling o...
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Doctor Who: Arachnids in the UK - In a recent interview, Mandip Gill (the actress who plays Yaz on Doctor Who) was asked: “If you could go anywhere in the TARDIS, where would you go?” Her a...6 years ago
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Shakespeare's Words version 3.0 launches today - The better the day, the better the deed, as Shakespeare didn't say. But for everything he did say Ben amd I are thrilled to announce that we've reached th...6 years ago
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A Seminal Book - *Peter Kreeft writes in the 'Foreword' :* "The Proverbs of Middle-earth is worth reading, for fun as well as for (mental) profit. Those two are the twin ...
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Updated MidAmeriCon II Schedule (with reading and Kaffeeklatsch) - Living And Working In a (Benevolent) Absolute Monarchy Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00, 2205 (Kansas City Convention Center) While fantasy novels are often set in ...8 years ago
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The Helplessness of God - an Advent Reflection - The bedroom in my houseboat has french doors that open onto the water. This morning I awoke to the sound of a swan approaching in flight. The power of t...
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New DMin course at South University on world and new religions - I am pleased to recommend a new online DMin course through South University College of Theology on world religions. I was asked to design this 11 week co...
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Revolution, Evolution or Good Disagreement? - This post is prompted by a number of things that have left me pondering how as Christians we are to bring about change in our churches. When we strongly ...
9 years ago -
The Vicar's FAQ - Today is the publication date of my book: *The Vicar’s FAQ: All you ever wanted to know about Christianity and the Church*, published by Darton Longman ...
11 years ago -
In Our Time: The Borgias - It seems from the three scholars sat around studio 50E that there is no proof of incest, either between father and daughter or between brother and sister; ...12 years ago
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Data Protection Stupity - I normally desperately try to avoid any contact with any call centre unless I really have to and today's experiences remind me why. Having just moved to ne...12 years ago
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Order of Beetroot,Onions and Turnips - I am please to announce the Order of Beetroot,Onions and Turnips or O.B.O.T for short. I am the chosen chief as voted by a select group of root vegetables. ...16 years ago
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