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The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta

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10:02

Bonkers - A History of Finance

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2025/01/13

Follies, foibles, and fascinating bits on the history of Finance.

10:28

A Humorous History of Finance

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2024/12/13

Can Finance be Funny? Yes, of course, especially when you look back with 20/20 hindsight and muse at all the messiness and machinations.

12:04

Shall we Climb the Tulip Ladder?

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2024/11/01

Hello and welcome to Bonkers, where we take the plain facts, add a splash of humour, and make even the driest topics juicier than a ripe melon at a greengrocer. Today’s topic? Asset bubbles! Yes, those odd financial phenomena where people collectively decide that something as mundane as a tulip is worth more than their entire life savings.

16:42

CHAPTER XII - Alice’s Evidence

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/07/15

CHAPTER XII.Alice’s Evidence “Here!” cried Alice, quite forgetting in the flurry of the moment how large she had grown in the last few minutes, and she jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt, upsetting all the jurymen on to the heads of the crowd below, and there they lay sprawling about, reminding her very much of a globe of goldfish she had accidentally upset the week before. “Oh, I beg your pardon!” she exclaimed in a tone of great dismay, and

14:15

Chapter XI. Who Stole the Tarts?

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/07/07

CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts? The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of little birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards: the Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rabbit, with a trumpet in one hand, and a scroll of parchment in the other. In the very middle of the court was a table, with a large dish of tarts upon it:

15:45

Chapter X The Lobster Quadrille

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/06/29

CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes. He looked at Alice, and tried to speak, but for a minute or two sobs choked his voice. “Same as if he had a bone in his throat,” said the Gryphon: and it set to work shaking him and punching him in the back. At last the Mock Turtle recovered his voice, and, with tears running down his cheeks, he went on again:— “You may not have lived much under the sea—” (“I haven’t,” said Alice)—“and

17:16

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - Chapter IX - The...

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/05/30

CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle’s Story “You can’t think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing!” said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm affectionately into Alice’s, and they walked off together. Alice was very glad to find her in such a pleasant temper, and thought to herself that perhaps it was only the pepper that had made her so savage when they met in the kitchen. “When I’m a Duchess,” she said to herself, (not in a very hopeful tone though), “I won’t have any pepper in my kitchen at

18:47

The Queen’s Croquet-Ground

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/05/23

CHAPTER VIII. The Queen’s Croquet-Ground A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red. Alice thought this a very curious thing, and she went nearer to watch them, and just as she came up to them she heard one of them say, “Look out now, Five! Don’t go splashing paint over me like that!” “I couldn’t help it,” said Five, in a sulky tone; “Seven jogged my elbow.” On which Seven looked up and

19:44

Alice in Wonderland Chapter 6 Pig and Pepper

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/03/06

CHAPTER VI. Pig and Pepper For a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood—(she considered him to be a footman because he was in livery: otherwise, judging by his face only, she would have called him a fish)—and rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles. It was opened by another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a frog; and both footmen, Alice noticed, had powdered hair that

16:43

Advice from a Caterpillar

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/02/20

CHAPTER V. Advice from a Caterpillar The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice. “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, sir, just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” “What do

19:44

Milton’s Musings Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland...

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/02/17

CHAPTER IV. The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill It was the White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again, and looking anxiously about as it went, as if it had lost something; and she heard it muttering to itself “The Duchess! The Duchess! Oh my dear paws! Oh my fur and whiskers! She’ll get me executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets! Where can I have dropped them, I wonder?” Alice guessed in a moment that it was looking for the fan and the pair of white kid gloves, and she very good-naturedly began hunting

13:19

Alice in Wonderland Chapter 3: A Caucus-Race and a...

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/02/07

CHAPTER III. A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable. The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long

15:29

Alice in Wonderland Chapter 2: A Pool of Tears

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/01/30

CHAPTER II. The Pool of Tears “Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); “now I’m opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!” (for when she looked down at her feet, they seemed to be almost out of sight, they were getting so far off). “Oh, my poor little feet, I wonder who will put on your shoes and stockings for you now, dears? I’m sure I shan’t be able! I shall be a great deal too

15:29

Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland Chapter 1

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/01/22

Milton's Musings Presents Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland Chapter 1 CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversations?” So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very

02:32

Rudyard Kipling’s If

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/01/09

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And

03:54

Milton’s Musings Old Possom’s Book of Practical cats...

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2022/01/02

HE AD-DRESSING OF CATS You've read of several kinds of Cat, And my opinion now is that You should need no interpreter To understand their character. You now have learned enough to see That Cats are much like you and me And other people whom we find Possessed of various types of mind. For some are sane and some are mad And some are good and some are bad And some are better, some are worse— But all may be described in verse. You've seen them both at work and games, And learnt about their proper

04:17

Milton’s Musings Old Possom’s Book of Practical cats...

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2021/12/26

SKIMBLESHANKS: THE RAILWAY CAT There's a whisper down the line at 11.39 When the Night Mail's ready to depart, Saying 'Skimble where is Skimble has he gone to hunt the thimble? We must find him or the train can't start.' All the guards and all the porters and the stationmaster's daughters They are searching high and low, Saying 'Skimble where is Skimble for unless he's very nimble Then the Night Mail just can't go.' At 11.42 then the signal's nearly due And the passengers are frantic to a man— Then

02:26

Milton‘s Musings Old Possom‘s Book of Practical cats...

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2021/12/20

BUSTOPHER JONES: THE CAT ABOUT TOWN Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones— In fact, he's remarkably fat. He doesn't haunt pubs—he has eight or nine clubs, For he's the St. James's Street Cat! He's the Cat we all greet as he walks down the street In his coat of fastidious black: No commonplace mousers have such well-cut trousers Or such an impeccable back. In the whole of St. James's the smartest of names is The name of this Brummell of Cats; And we're all of us proud to be nodded or bowed to By

03:44

Milton‘s Musings Old Possom‘s Book of Practical Cats...

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2021/12/12

GUS: THE THEATRE CAT Gus is the Cat at the Theatre Door. His name, as I ought to have told you before, Is really Asparagus. That's such a fuss To pronounce, that we usually call him just Gus. His coat's very shabby, he's thin as a rake, And he suffers from palsy that makes his paw shake. Yet he was, in his youth, quite the smartest of Cats— But no longer a terror to mice and to rats. For he isn't the Cat that he was in his prime; Though his name was quite famous, he says, in its time. And whenever

03:44

Milton‘s Musings Presents Macavity The Mystery Cat by...

The Tory: Perspectives and Poems: Dr Pratt Datta ·

2021/12/07

MACAVITY: THE MYSTERY CAT Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw— For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law. He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair: For when they reach the scene of crime—Macavity's not there! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity. His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare, And when you reach the scene of crime—Macavity's not there! You may seek him in the

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