We made it to Turkey at last!

Yes, we did! We made it – and Cirali had hardly changed a bit after an absence of three years.  We had a great time, despite losing five days of our holiday. It seemed to…

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Battleaxe is jetting off to Turkey after a little look at Labour

Why do celebs in the media always ‘jet off’ to places?  Battleaxe will breathe such a sigh of relief when our Easyjet plane manages to lurch down the runway at Gatwick and drag itself into…

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Another case of Boscombe Downs Syndrome?

Another? Aren’t we talking about the Prittster Patel and the Rwanda fiasco?  For sure, the other night the infamous transportation flight never left the tarmac at Boscombe Down, near Amesbury, the former RAF base, but…

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MP, Jubilee and a view of my own innards.

Am going to break the blog habit of a lifetime and jump back to the weekend before our trip to Surrey, as described in the previous post.  On 29 May we went to a concert…

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Battleaxe at Box Hill, RHS Wisley, and recommends a lovely hotel

So, off on our travels again, at last. Philosopher’s first stay away since his illness,  at Wotton House Hotel, near Dorking in the depths of Surrey – a lovely old place with beautiful gardens. We…

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