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The day London has been waiting for – The opening of the new Crossrail / Elizabeth Line

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

Tomorrow is the day almost everyone in London has been waiting for. At 6.30am on Tuesday 24th May the first ultra sleek trains will set off from Paddington in the west and Abbey Wood in the east and the much … Continue reading →

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The Queen’s Green Canopy

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

Last week when I was out and about in London I passed through the Embankment Gardens as I do quite often. It’s one of the most beautiful parks in Westminster and always full of blooming flowers, well kept lawns, water … Continue reading →

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Finding the shipwreck of Endurance

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

One of the most interesting stories to catch my eye in the last week or two whilst war has been raging in Ukraine is that of the discovery of the lost ship of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton down in the … Continue reading →

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The Letters of Last Resort

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

Following on my last post on Surviving a Nuclear War, it’s important to remember that just because Russia launches a Nuclear Missile, it doesn’t necessarily mean we are all doomed. If nothing else we have seen just how inept aspects … Continue reading →

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Helping Ukranian Refugees in Romania with “Inima de Copil” (Heart of a Child) charity.

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

Like many any of us, I’ve seen glimpses of the news of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine and was struck in one report of how civilians were lining up at the border with Romania with another line on the … Continue reading →

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Why Ukraine matters

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

I’m frequently staggered though not surprised as just how inept, short-sighted and self-serving the politicians of this world seem to be. 20 years after Putin destroyed Chechnya whose only crime was to be resource rich and not want to be … Continue reading →

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Falling victim to storm Eunice

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

So far in February in the U.K. we have been bombarded with a seemingly never ending series of fierce storms. Before Global Warming, February was once the coldest and snowiest month of the year here but in recent years snow … Continue reading →

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The redemption of King Richard III and a new lead on the ‘Princes in the tower’

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

For a few centuries, King Richard III has been largely denigrated as perhaps the monarch without any merit whatsoever, even more so than bad King John… and that is saying something. He was ugly, he was deformed, he murdered his … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Rainforest

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Stephen Liddell

When people think of rainforests they tend to think of tropical ones such as the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. Not many people realise that that you can have temperate rainforests and that just as the tropical varieties are currently being … Continue reading →

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Personal thoughts on the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

I was saddened to hear a few hours ago about the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Not because at 90 years of age he could be said to be short-changed on that account but because there are so few people … Continue reading →

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