Tag Archives: Dorset
Mrs Tapper is 90 today
Philippa Tapper is 90 today and she should be proud of her 90 years , two thirds of which she’s been my Mum. I will not say she is the best Mum in the world but she’s the best Mum … Continue reading
“Gonna break out of the City” – and retire to a very cheap house in the country
No song was more thrilling to me as a 15 year old than Eddie and the Hot Rods “do anything you wanna do!”. Its opening line is quoted in the title of this blog and you can hear Eddie … Continue reading
Wear a mask – but where?
Today I am preparing for my first expedition outside of the metropolis since March. I am going back to see my Mum in my hometown of Shaftesbury in Dorset. I will have to take precautions with regards PPE as I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cerne Abbass, Dorset, Giant, Gold Hill, mask, Shaftesbury, wear a mask
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Boomers are farmers.
I grew up in a rural area of Dorset where the farmers were considered rich but acted poor. The farmers explained that though they might own the land, they could only extract from it the income that came from dairy … Continue reading
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Tagged booker, Dorset, Gardiner, North Dorset, ok boomer, ONS, pensions, Soil Association, Springhead
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Dr Geoffrey Tapper – “Balm for both body and soul – and from a politician to boot”
This morning saw the funeral of my father at Salisbury Crematorium. Here is my tribute It isn’t hard to write about my Dad, he was a very public man , talked a lot and was much talked about. He gave … Continue reading
St Rumwold – we need another miracle!
The patron Saint of Cann and Melbury Abbas is St Rumbold (Rumwold), a curious Saint who only lived 3 days , dying after delivering a sermon on the Trinity while barely out of the womb. His memory was besmirched by fraudulent … Continue reading
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Tagged A350, Boxley Abbey, C13, Cann, Council Tax, Dinah's Hollow, Dorset, Dorset County Council, EU, Europe, LGPS, Local Government Pension Scheme, Melbury Abbas, North Dorset, North Dorset District Council, pensions, Spetisbury, St Rumbold, St Rumwold
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The sunny uplands of Wiltshire
Above the Donheads and the villages of the Chalk Valley rises White Sheet Hill the western end of a ridge that runs 16 miles to Salisbury. Few buildings are on this ridge other than agricultural barns protecting hay, straw and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Dorset, England, London, Ridgeway, Salisbury, Saudi Arabia, Wiltshire
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My mother and father
I wish I had written every decade of my life, 500 words on how I felt about my Mum and Dad. I could chart my relationship from utter dependency, through a growing appreciation to full or partial dependency on me. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryanston, Dorset, Dorset County Council, England, Father, Forest Gate, Mother, Welwyn Garden City
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Rose Metcalf- dancing seafarer to the rescue.
Did anyone hear the full interview on Radio Five Live this morning with Rose Metcalf? The 22-year-old dancer told of her night helping passengers, staff and herself off the stricken Costa Concordia with a poise and understatement that suggests she has rather more … Continue reading
Posted in costa concordia, Cruise boats, Henry Tapper blog
Tagged BBC, BBC Radio 5 Live, Carnival Corporation & plc, Costa Concordia, Daily Mail, Dorset, Eurozone, Isola del Giglio, Italy, Radio Five Live, Rose, Rose Metcalf, Timeline of the sinking of RMS Titanic, Tragic, Travel, Wimborne Minster
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Unavoidable, necessary and futile – the fight for public sector pensions
Because the unions only speak for those they define as their own – they do not speak for me – nor I for them. Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, Liberal Democrats, NEST, Nick Clegg, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Bryn Davies, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, dc pensions, Dorset, Dorset County Council, Economics, John Denham, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Liberal Party of Canada, Methodism, NEST, Nick Clegg, Pension new, Pension Poverty, pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Society, Tony Benn, Trade union
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