Category Archives: Opinion

Posts predominantly related to the views espoused by yours truly.

Talk of Terrorism is all hype.

Posted on June 10, 2017 by

I rarely post simple blog posts but this graphic caught my attention.  I’ve never quite understood the media obsession with terrorism or indeed some prominent political hype about it either and that despite living almost my entire life under the … Continue reading →

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London is Reeling…. NOT

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

Maybe it is just a fundamental difference between us and other countries but according to some foreign media, everyone in the UK and particularly London is terrified but as the headline in the Independent revealed, that doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading →

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Has Trump handed over American Hegemony? Poisoning the world – the new American dream.

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

It’s always been one of the themes of history that I have found most interesting; that moment when the primary power in the world sees its position usurped.  History is replete with turning points where one massive power is surpassed … Continue reading →

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Manchester Remembered Around The World

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

As the world remembers the atrocity in Manchester this week, I’d like to thank everyone for their emails to me in the last few days from around the world.  In the same spirit, here are some photos of just a … Continue reading →

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Waking up early for success

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

I don’t know about you but I have always been an early bird.  Even when I was little, I was up by 6am and today if I make it to 6am then it is a great lay-in.  For some reason I … Continue reading →

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North Korea – The Bad Hair Day Country

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

All these years that I have been blogging and only around 2 or 3 countries have never visited my blog.  This is my concerted effort to get 1 viewer from one such country, North Korea. If this doesn’t work then … Continue reading →

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Standing Up To Corporate Greed

Posted on April 8, 2017 by

I’ve written several posts on corporate tax dodgers and greed and this week, none was more surprised to be confronted by another example of this just a minute from where I live when I got on my local bus. Imagine … Continue reading →

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