Category Archives: News

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Remembering Captain Tom and putting the boot into sycophants

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

 I just wanted to do a little post to say how sorry I am to hear of the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore who captured the hearts of much of the world in 2020 after he started out to … Continue reading →

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The Chedworth Romain villa mosaic – Adding some light to the Dark Ages

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Last week news was released on recent research that might change the way people think 6th century Britain following the discover by archaeologists of Britain’s first known 5th-Century mosaic at a Roman villa in Gloucestershire. Radiocarbon dating revealed a mosaic … Continue reading →

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Rishi Sunak is a liar and a boring one at that.

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

It’s hard to believe but I am approaching my 10th month without any pay or government support during the Coronavirus epidemic.   The government of course continue to lie and the country largely doesn’t care at all even though I … Continue reading →

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All About the SBS: The Special Boat Service

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

People all around the world have heard of the elite SAS and countless bad people are no longer around because of them.  The SAS though are the special forces for the Army; less well known is the SBS which are … Continue reading →

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My second article for the Independent Newspaper

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

A few days ago my second article for the Independent newspaper was published and I thought some of you might like to read it. It is all about the travails of being a tour guide when there are no tourists! … Continue reading →

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Why do so many think 2 weeks of Lockdown poverty is worse than 8 months being ExcludedUK?

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I was in London yesterday.  Not for fun or spending money, not really for work, well not paid work but to get out of the house and feel vaguely human whilst trying to plan for a future that I have … Continue reading →

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Amazon have a special offer on my #1 best-selling book – Secret Gardens of the City of London

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t normally do this but my new book Secret Gardens of the City of London is still number 1 in its section on Amazon! It’s quite an achievement given that the algorithms are always changing the ranks moved on … Continue reading →

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The Excluded UK March – Westminster 30th September 2020

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

As many of you may know I have been without any real work since the 6th February this year due to the government understandably shutting down inbound tourism to contain the Coronavirus outbreak. I was also told not to work, … Continue reading →

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My new book made it to number one best-seller on Amazon! AND my first pitch to a newspaper is the Travel Feature in the Independent newspaper!

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve had such a busy week as I so often do that I was only aware of one of these events last night. Namely my new book Secret Gardens of the City of London which had been climbing in the … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 71 – Taking part in the legislative process

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Yesterday I was fortunate to be invited to a small protest march in Westminster in aid of furthering the cause of the 3 million #ExcludedUK group of people who have had no income or government support since the virus started. … Continue reading →

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