My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Taking on Sky – and Saving £290 a Year
Today I decided it was time to tackle my ever-increasing Sky bill. I had discovered that I was paying £44 a month for broadband, which seemed decidedly uncompetitive. After negotiating my way through Sky's Virtual...
Ancient wisdom from Ethiopia
Every human being carries two winds within them at all times: the wind of life and the wind of error. The wind of error isn't simply another name for sin; it's described as a parasite, calculated and intentional, with...
Christianity and Gnosticism
The simplest way to understand the difference is this: Mainstream Christianity says salvation comes through Jesus Christ. Gnosticism tends to say liberation comes through awakening to hidden or inner spiritual...
I do not normally enter full on into politics but….
I have to mention Matt Goodwin's excellent contribution (sign up for his substack) which sums up the whole wretched situation as far as the UK is concerned. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...
Be careful what you wish for
After writing yesterday's piece about conversation, little did I know what was to follow. This was an unusual day in that on two occasions people made contact with me to have a discussion. I normally like to feel the...
The value of spontaneous conversation
I had a long TEAMS conversation today with a friend whom I have known for the best part of forty years. There was no agenda and no particular reason for the call. We simply started talking. It reminded me how valuable...
Is the UK finished? Judge for yourself – videos in random order
30 September 2026 - Has Britain Finally Fallen? The Vexed Vicar and the Nettled New Yorker analyze August 2026 Peter Hitchens: “Britain Is Finished. Get Out While You Can 22 September 2026 The Greatest Fraud In Human...
Have we lost the real meaning of Jesus’ parables?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjykhmkx7NQ&t=841s A different way of looking at Christianity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HgZGQ4JXSA What Jesus only explained to his inner circle (not to the crowds) Recently I...
Do We Still Have Free Speech in the UK?
I found myself reflecting on this question after reading a recent article by Matt Goodwin. Whatever one's political position, the subject deserves serious consideration: how free are we in Britain to express unpopular,...
Off to North Wales on a Coach holiday
Last Monday we set off by coach for a four-night stay in Llandudno, North Wales, with a company called Just Go! Holidays. Our coach was due to pick us up in Bath at 9.10 in the morning and actually arrived only five...
An article by Caitlin Johnstone that gave me some comfort
I Still Believe Humanity Is Headed For A Mass Awakening Video reading by Tim Foley: I still believe humanity is headed toward a mass awakening, as unfashionable as that is to admit here in the late 2020s. The...
Making the Best of a Badly Organised Event
Yesterday we had a thoroughly enjoyable day in Bristol, helped considerably by good weather and by one of those intuitive promptings which occasionally tells me that I should be somewhere. I have learned over the years...
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