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Brief Encounter

Walking along Barons Court Road with Bertie we were accosted by a bearded man in, I suppose, his 50s.

Do You Know the Way to … ?

“In July 2005 Pope Benedict XVI stated during an impromptu address to priests in Aosta that: “The Pope is not an oracle; he is infallible in very rare situations, as we know.” Pope John XXIII once remarked: “I am only infallible if I speak infallibly but I shall never do that, so I am not… Continue reading Do You Know the Way to … ?

The Chumly Test

I failed the Chumly Test when I came to live in London and mentioned Cad O’Gan Square and continue to fail it, most recently at Kenwood.

Masterful Inactivity

“Masterful inactivity” was a maxim I learnt from my grandfather and it has helped me in managing my savings.

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The Unrest-Cure

This is what I wrote seven years ago (in June 2016).

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The Pound in Your Pocket

Harold Wilson reassured an anxious electorate in 1967 that the pound in its pocket was still worth the same after sterling was overnight devalued by 14% against the dollar.

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It’s in the Post

I have written a cheque this morning – my first this year – worthy of a cuckoo letter to The Times?

Safer Gambling

Yesterday I made a short-term investment with Paddy Power. Why is a turf accountant called after two popular brands of Irish whiskey, doh!

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Be Philosophical

Socrates, Plato and Aristotle lead the field in the Greek pantheon of philosophers but don’t forget Thales of Miletus and Pythagoras.