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Part Eight of ‘Pride, More Pride and Quite a Lot of Extreme Prejudice’ (see previous part): The Cojones Crisis – as the Red Tops immediately christen it – limps on past Hour Sixty-Seven.  President Frussterer would like to close airports and put army on standby, but he has been advised that this might put his Read more

Part Seven of ‘Pride, More Pride and Quite a Lot of Extreme Prejudice’ sees us resume where we were before Christmas.  If you’re addled by booze and brandy sauce, here’s what you’ve forgotten (or maybe, you missed the excitement of my story in the run up to the festivities): Firstly, in #1 Pride, More Pride and Quite Read more

Part Six of Pride, More Pride and Quite a Lot of Extreme Prejudice (see the previous part): The following day, the three Yeses are distracted, devising a ten-year plan for America’s production of orange juice preserved by the new deep freeze process, also Mid-Western pork bellies and harmful industrial emissions. Their mission is to ensure that, Read more

Part Five of Pride, More Pride and Quite a Lot of Extreme Prejudice (see the previous part): In politics, there is a list of personal characteristics that one might possess but must never confess or profess for fear that the intolerant will not forgive such dysfunctions, or that the tolerant will see their mention as a Read more

Part Four of Pride, More Pride and Quite a Lot of Extreme Prejudice (see the previous part): It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of misguidance and mis-intelligence.  In short, Read more

Part Three of My Christmas Series ‘Pride, More Pride and Quite a Lot of Extreme Prejudice’ (See Part Two Here): So far, Frussterer has received the news more calmly than his advisors could possibly have hoped.  But that’s because he has not yet understood it.  Presently he becomes pensive. “Walk me through events once again,” Read more