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Alexander Parkes – The man who changed and poisoned the world

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Alexander Parkes is another one of those people from the Victorian Age that is forgotten despite him changing the world and his story is being told in a new exhibition in Bow, East London. The fact the the exhibition is … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, News | Tagged Alexander Parkes, Environment, Green Issues, Industry, Inventor, Nunnery Gallery, Plastic, Victorian | 2 Comments

Less than 1% of the population own 50% of England…. how do I compare?

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

There can be few such good decisions by individuals in history as to have been a Norman baron in the mid 11th Century than pledging allegiance to William The Conqueror in return for land in the British Isles. It’s quite … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News, Uncategorized | Tagged Aristocrat's, Land Ownership, Less than 1% of the population own 50% of England, national trust, Parliament, royalty, Who owns England? | 4 Comments

The Extinction Rebellion Protests in London

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

The environment is something I’ve always taken a keen issue in since when as a young boy I gave all my meagre savings to help seals in the North Sea. I’ve written a few posts here and there on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News | Tagged climate change, Extinction Rebellion, Global Warming, Green Issues, Protests, Video | Leave a comment

What would have happened if the Soviet Union had nuked London?

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It is hard to imagine anything worse than a nuclear war and recently a normally well-hidden document in the National Archives in Kew (West London) has come out of hiding to be the star attraction in a new exhibition. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, News | Tagged Armageddon, Cold War, Kew, Margaret Thatcher, National Archives, Nuclear War, Royal Navy, The Queen | 4 Comments

The Robocops of Kinshasa

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Central Africa might not be your first guess when it comes to thinking of robocops but for the last 5 years or so in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been using them in increasing numbers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Science and Engineering | Tagged Africa, Cars, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Life, Police, Robocop, Robots | Leave a comment

The Tintagel Bridge over the troubled waters of King Arthur

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

There are few places in the world where history and legend intermix so thoroughly and so naturally as at Tintagel in Cornwall. Following the retreat of the Romans from Britannia, from about the 5th to the 7th century AD it … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, News | Tagged Britain, castles, Cornwall, English Heritage, King Arthur, Legends, Merlin, Tintagel | 2 Comments

National Sickie Day – Good and stupid reasons to take a day off work.

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

According to national statistics the first Monday in February is the day when people are most likely to pull a sickie. One of the factors attributed to this is the first payday since Christmas, meaning people have been out celebrating … Continue reading →