Don't You Just Love Summer
Hi Everyone When we were young we would now be eagerly looking forward to the six week school holidays. Those who were very lucky might...
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Brian's Weekly Rubbish
brianmate
Jul 63 min read
A Day to Remember
Hi Everyone As we travel through time, every so often along comes a memorable day. That happened this week. No, it was not because the...
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brianmate
Jun 302 min read
There Comes a Time - Hey Ho
Hi Everyone There is one thing that the political parties seem to agree on, the need to grow the economy. That seems to be obvious as it...
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brianmate
Jun 223 min read
X Marks The Spot
Hi Everyone Back in the days when nearly everyone had a Sunday newspaper delivered through their door, one newspaper had a Spot the Ball...
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brianmate
Jun 153 min read
"The Manifesto", Fantasy Book of the Year
Hi Everyone Last week it was DDay - The Longest Day. This week we are approaching the middle of the longest six weeks of political...
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brianmate
Jun 83 min read
They Shall Not Be Forgotten
Hi Everyone Eighty years ago this week on the 6th June 1944, 156,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from thirty different countries...
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brianmate
Jun 13 min read
Another Week of Confusing Fun?
Hi Everyone If you are a long time Rubbish reader you might remember that the Senior Partner was born in the Yorkshire mining village of...
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brianmate
May 253 min read
Here We Go Again
Hi Everyone Early on in my working life, I had a boss who was friends with a leading politician. The problem was that they were of very...
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brianmate
May 183 min read
Thats What Friends Are For
Hi Everyone Back in the 1990s you could see china in a day on a bus with a guide, a packet of sandwiches and a bottle of water....
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brianmate
May 113 min read
Living in an Alien World
Hi Everyone When I was young it usually was about once a year, then it became about once a month, then weekly and now it seems like every...
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brianmate
May 43 min read
"Your Vote is Important"
Hi Everyone This week many people across the county are involved in local elections to elect Mayors, Councellors, and Police Commisioner...
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brianmate
Apr 273 min read
Power to the People
Hi Everyone No doubt at some point, you have been the chairperson of a meeting or committee. Has that experience given you a rush of...
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brianmate
Apr 203 min read
Donald in Wonderland. A Fairy Tale
Hi Everyone This week I was really hoping that I would be called to be part of the jury at Donald's trial this week but as I was one...
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brianmate
Apr 133 min read
Visiting your 'local' Dentist
Hi Everyone I don't think that I am giving away any State Secrets when I tell you that many things are either in trouble or broken in the...
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brianmate
Apr 63 min read
Enough is Surely Enough
Hi Everyone My father, you know the Junior Partner spent just six months when he was eighteen years old in the trenches on the front line...
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brianmate
Mar 303 min read
Have an Eggstrer Special Easter
Hi Everyone I think that it is a good idea that everyone should remind themselves occasionally that the money our government is spending...
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brianmate
Mar 233 min read
You Know It Makes Sense
Hi Everyone It seems hard to believe that it is four years this week since Boris came on TV to tell us to "Stay at Home" due to the...
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brianmate
Mar 173 min read
Musings of a Fitness Freak
Hi Everyone You know from my previous blogs that I love a bit of useless information. Now you might think that all this Rubbish is...
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brianmate
Mar 103 min read
The Wheels On The Bus
Hi Everyone I am sure that most of you will have sung that lovely children's song "The wheels on the bus go round and round all day...
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brianmate
Mar 33 min read
Is It Really Royal Mail?
Hi Everyone Surely the title Royal Mail indicates a premium service. During the first world war the postal service was known as The...
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