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Brian's Weekly Rubbish


Deny Everything, Admit Nothing.
Hi Everyone Mr. Deny Everything, Admit Nothing was interviewed on our TV screens this week. He lives in luxury in London, speaks English,...
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Oct 27, 20243 min read


Don't Say that Word Obese
Hi Everyone When I was young I cannot remember seeing anyone who could be described as obese, This was a time when men were returning...
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Oct 19, 20243 min read


Sandwiches To Go
Hi Everyone Now if, like me you are approaching middle age you will remember that your mother cut slices of bread from a newly baked...
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Oct 12, 20243 min read


Will We Ever Learn
Hi Everyone Is there still a war going on in Ukraine? Is there still a conflict going on in Gaza? I mention this as all the news this...
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Oct 5, 20242 min read


Who Advises the Advisors
Hi Everyone At some point along the way, most of us have sought advice. Usually, it is from a Solicitor about making a will or power of...
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Sep 28, 20243 min read


Is this the end for Arthur?
Hi Everyone This week freebies are in the news. This happens sometimes in your working life when you get something for nothing from a...
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Sep 21, 20243 min read


Arthur and the Lolly Sticks
Hi Everyone I have to sadly report this week that the Main Contractor is fed up. Nothing annoys her more than when we have just finished...
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Sep 14, 20243 min read


Win at all Costs
Hi Everyone I bet that Arthur groaned when he saw my latest EMail to him this week. When we went on our recent holiday to the Lake...
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Sep 7, 20243 min read


We All Knew it, Did'nt We
Hi Everyone As a teenager at school, I took Economics at A level and even managed to pass at the end of two years. Now, as I approach...
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Aug 31, 20243 min read


Taylor Swift and all That Jazz
Hi Everyone If you are young, with it, trendy and all the other buzzwords, you are more than likely to be a Swifty. American singer...
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Aug 24, 20242 min read


Shop Till You Drop
Hi Everyone I think the first part of my blog this week is perhaps mainly of interest to my male Rubbish readers. For those of us...
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Aug 17, 20243 min read


Life at the Top of the Podium
Hi Everyone Now you know that I am a sports fan despite the fact that, if you have read my book, you will know that I am less than...
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Aug 10, 20243 min read


Something Has to Change, and Quickly
Hi Everyone The last time we had a holiday in the Lake District was about seven years ago and it rained every day. That meant that I...
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Aug 4, 20242 min read


The Joys of Retirement
Hi Everyone I know that my prediction that Joe should retire in my blog last week was not entirely a surprise but I did not realise that...
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Jul 27, 20243 min read


Five Rings and a Mouse
Hi Everyone This week my attention has been drawn to mice. Before you become alarmed none of the little furry creatures have appeared in...
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Jul 21, 20243 min read


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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Jul 14, 20243 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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Jul 6, 20243 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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Jun 30, 20242 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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Jun 23, 20243 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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Jun 16, 20243 min read
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