Monthly Archives: April 2015

Gallipoli and ANZAC Day – One of the biggest disasters in history

Posted on April 25, 2015 by

The Gallipoli campaign in the Dardanelles region of modern day Turkey was a landmark battle of World War One.  It is counted as perhaps the greatest Ottoman Turkish victory in the war and set about creating a Turkish nationalism that … Continue reading →

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100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

Posted on April 23, 2015 by

Most of us are familiar with the holocaust in WW2 enacted by Nazi Germany against Jewish people, Gypsies, communists and the mentally ill but this week sees the 100th anniversary of another holocaust or Genocide, the Armenian Genocide in Turkey. … Continue reading →

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My latest news!

Posted on April 18, 2015 by

I hope this post find everyone well.  We’re already in mid-April and so far this year I haven’t posted any updates on what I’m doing and my various projects which superficially might give the impression that I’m rather busy. Actually … Continue reading →

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Who to vote for when all the political parties suck?

Posted on April 15, 2015 by

In the U.K. we have our General Election on 7th May 2015 and whilst I don’t generally blog on politics I thought I’d make an exception given how this election seems to be even more important than usual.  I could have … Continue reading →

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Time to stop the Police Shoot to Kill policy?

Posted on April 11, 2015 by

The recent shooting of Walter Scott in the back has made the news not just in South Carolina but around the world and is the latest case of police in the United States seemingly having a low regard for people … Continue reading →

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It’s always the last place you look

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

This is a small bonus post as I have two more serious posts coming up and I wanted to lighten the mood… before it had already got soured! Some of you may remember that in February I wrote a post … Continue reading →

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The Red Squirrel Fightback begins!

Posted on April 8, 2015 by

It is one of our most loved creatures and like the Robin redbreast is one of our most treasured creatures.  Symbolised in snowy British winters it is iconic and yet like most of us, I’ve never seen a Red Squirrel. … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus Christ visit England?

Posted on April 4, 2015 by

This is Easter weekend and we in the U.K. are fortunate to have both the Friday and Monday as national public holidays reflecting the fact that until recent years, Easter was more important than Christmas and to actual Christians and … Continue reading →

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Churchill – When a picture is worth a thousand words.

Posted on April 1, 2015 by

Last weekend I had an interesting tour to Chartwell House, the home of wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.  In fact it was something of a family outing as the lovely couple I took there were also Churchills and distantly … Continue reading →

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