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Best walk so far

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Another November the 5th gone and another “quiet” walk around London with the indomitable Old Holborn, Olly Cromwell, Katabasis and others whose presence has been erased by alcohol (remind me if you want) – which was an utter blast. As has become our want we met in the pleasing environs of Chandos to exchange niceties, don costumes and imbibe a bracing drink before braving the autumnal air. Our dapper and well presented crew headed off down Whitehall, pausing to admire the security in place at that bastion of democracy that is Downing street. Setting the theme for the day they … Continue reading →

Considering Wikileaks

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Wikileaks has today released what is reportedly a fairly obvious list of facilities that the US considers to be of strategic importance. Which to me raises the question of what purpose the leak serves. Wikileaks presents itself as serving public interest, but what public interest is there in releasing the sort of list that anyone who was interested in could probably produce on their own? As observed over at Harry’s place it’s not exactly a major security issue, but it’s not exactly helpful – either for the security forces or on the grounds of public interest. With some past leaks … Continue reading →

You’ll never walk alone

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So yesterday being the 5th of November, or if you prefer Traitors day, I toddled down to a certain central London public house along with two friends who’d come down from up north to join like minded people to go for a little walk as I’d done on previous years. So having seated ourselves with a small beer we proceeded to wait with the expectation of other people turning up, a mask casually lying in front of us to help with recognition. The weather outside being inclement we suspected that it might be a low turn out, but midday came … Continue reading →