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Ockhamite Diary: And It’s Goodbye from Ockham, for Now at Least

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Did I hear that correctly? My headmaster once told me that I needed to enunciate more as my words were sometimes…

Ockhamite Diary: Stick This eMoji Somewhere!

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Sending all the wrong signals Let’s get one thing straight – I don’t play ‘air guitar’. Never have. It’s always seemed…

Ockhamite Diary: Cash De-throned, Turning the Clock Back, and Shoe Polish Has Lost Its Shine

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Goodbye to the days when cash was king I spent real money – hard cash – in the shops this week.…

Ockhamite Diary: If I Get To 100, Will It Be A Mandatory Merry Festival?

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Scoring a century – or more I’d always planned to age like a fine wine rather than an over-ripe banana. But…

Ockhamite Diary: What’s the Best Investment – Classic Cars, Land or Pepper Mills?

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Restaurant bills as big as pepper mills A jaw-dropping, metre-long pepper mill hovered menacingly above my spaghetti vongole at an Italian…

Ockhamite Diary: When Churchill Joined the Mafia & A Prophet Made a Profit

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Winston who? I wasn’t surprised to read this week that while well over half of Britain’s over 65s admire Winston Churchill,…

Ockhamite Diary: When the News Evaporates and TV Interviewers Interrupt

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Not quite the news Back in the days when Janet Street-Porter co-hosted a breakfast show on LBC radio, she almost interviewed…

Ockhamite Diary: When Gratitude is Outdated and Swearing is Redundant…

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… No thanks – I can’t be bothered I’d like to sincerely thank you for taking the time to read this week’s…

Ockhamite Diary: Paint It Black

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… A subliminal colour choice The hottest summer on record and recent to’ings and fro’ings at Number 10 have dramatically affected my…

Ockhamite Diary: Growing Gardeners and Naughty Names

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… How do your gardeners grow? I‘ve found a new gardener who not only seems to know what he’s doing but also…

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