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• Talking Raw Turkey on the Radio
  on Dec 22, 2012 in Books to Read Norwich TV & Radio Future Radio Turkey
  The fabulous people at Norwich’s Future Radio asked me to pop in and talk about Turkey, the Raw Guide on the Pride Live programme. I’m becoming quite a regular on the show and they very generously allow me to shamelessly plug my work. Fil...
• Norwich, City of Literature
  on Dec 19, 2012 in Arts & Theatre Books to Read Norwich Anjali Joseph City of Literature HarperCollins UNESCO
  Norwich is the heart of arty-farty judging by the colourful assortment of scholarly fashionistas mingling around the College of Art. Norwich is also a treasure trove of wordy worthiness that rather puts my own inconsequential ramblings in the shade.
• Going Once, Going Twice...
  on Dec 16, 2012 in Americans Armed Forces Books to Read United States Vietnam War
  Reblogged from perkingthepansies: The National League of POW/MIA Families is an American organisation incorporated in 1970 to obtain the release of all prisoners, establish the fullest possible account for the missing and secure the repatriation of a...
• Going Once, Going Twice…
  on Dec 16, 2012 in Americans Armed Forces Books to Read United States Vietnam War
  The National League of POW/MIA Families is an American organisation incorporated in 1970 to obtain the release of all prisoners, establish the fullest possible account for the missing and secure the repatriation of all recoverable remains of those wh...
• Buttoned-Up Britain
  on Dec 13, 2012 in Britain LGBT Fifties History Society Swinging Sixties
  By common consent, Fifties Britain was a grim, buttoned-up time of austerity, grinding poverty, back-street abortions, bomb craters, back-to-back slums and hard labour for the love that dares not speak its name. People left their doors unlocked becau...
• Ten Reasons to Ban Gay Marriage
  on Dec 10, 2012 in Britain Equalities Gay Marriage LGBT Marriage Canada Same-sex marriage
  The airwaves are full of noise about the Government’s proposals to permit same-sex marriage here in old Blighty. Whereas the original intention was to legalise civil marriage only, the Cameroons are now speaking as one voice about allowing thos...
• Turkey, the Raw Guide – Out Now!
  on Dec 7, 2012 in Bodrum Book Stores Books to Read Turkey & Turkish Yalikavak Amazon Apple Ebook Kobo Nook Turkey the Raw Guide
  After months of blood, sweat and tears, a lot of ripe Old English and a few hard boiled debates, the first episode of the Best of Perking the Pansies, the Turkey Years is finally off the blocks. So here comes the hard sell: Have you ever wondered wha...
• God Bless America
  on Sep 29, 2012 in Americans Customs Repatriation Insurance Travel Guard United States
  Insurance is easy cash for the fat cats, as simple as falling off a log. When we shipped the tarnished family silver back to Blighty, cover was compulsory: no pay, no way. It’s one of life’s expenses that you put down to experience and write off,...
• Jumping Jack
  on Sep 27, 2012 in Health Retirement Germans GPs Hypertension National Health Service Restless Legs Walthamstow
  Liam and I registered with our local GP practice. The serene surgery is a far cry from the NHS bedlam we left behind in inner city Walthamstow. Natural politeness reigned supreme and you could hear a syringe drop in the waiting room. The entire proce...
• Perking the Pansies’ European Tour
  on Sep 25, 2012 in Book Book Tour Norwich Fall of Constantinople Waterstones
  Dedicated Pansyfan, Alan, decided to take Perking the Pansies on a grand book tour of Charlemagne’s old domain. He flashed my inane witterings at the fragrant French, waffling Belgians and orderly Germans. Have I seen sales soar among our continent...

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