Following the surprise identification of King Richard III in a car-park in Leicester last year, fresh impetus was given to try and fill in more of the blanks of Britain’s long line of monarchs. There are a few to choose from, King Harold who was famously killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is… Continue reading Have they found the missing bones of King Alfred The Great?
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Saying goodbye to a friend I never met
Like many thousands and possibly millions of others, over the last year or so I have grown to love a man by the name of Steve Evans who has regularly featured on Richard Bacon’s 5 Live afternoon radio show. Steve is an an extremely funny and wise chap and everyone who has ever listened to… Continue reading Saying goodbye to a friend I never met
Nelson Mandela, the man and the times
When I was growing up as a boy in the 1980’s there were three continual stories that kept coming on the news headlines. They were all quite similar and the images were almost interchangeable. Though the world was on edge with the Cold War and people were sad about Tibet and China and the Kurds… Continue reading Nelson Mandela, the man and the times
Depression is no laughing matter
Last week England were thrashed in the first match of the Ashes Tour in Australia. Though many players performed below par, one player played particularly below his best. His name is Jonathan Trott and anyone watching the game could see that he wasn’t enjoying himself. He was described by Australian star David Warner as being… Continue reading Depression is no laughing matter
The Royal Gun Salutes For The Baby Prince
Following on from my blog post yesterday, I thought I thought some people may be interested in seeing the gun-salutes in central London yesterday. Gun salutes can be fired from land or on the sea and are a traditional sign of welcome or respect. They use blank cannon shells as a sign of friendliness in… Continue reading The Royal Gun Salutes For The Baby Prince
The Secretive Bilderberg 2013 Meeting in Watford, England.
Taking a little break from my travel countdown, today I am going to be writing on an extraordinary meeting taking place just a mile or so from my home in The Grove Hotel, just outside Watford, England. For several day a mix of Western politicians, bank bosses, corporate billionaires, chief executives and European royalty are… Continue reading The Secretive Bilderberg 2013 Meeting in Watford, England.
Terrrorism returns to London as brave passerby potentially saves many lives.
Yesterday the lunch time news in Britain was headlined by the successful conviction of an IRA terrorist who in 1982 killed 11 people and 7 horses in a twin bombing in London’s Green and Hyde Parks. By 6pm, a new act of terrorism had taken over the news. At about 2.20pm on Wednesday 23rd May… Continue reading Terrrorism returns to London as brave passerby potentially saves many lives.
The State Opening of Parliament and the Official Role of The Queen
Wednesday saw the annual State Opening of Parliament centred around the Queens Speech. It is perhaps the key moment for the Queen in political life and in it she explains of the coming policies and proposed laws for the future year in a similar way to the State of the Union speech in the United… Continue reading The State Opening of Parliament and the Official Role of The Queen
The War in Syria and what we can do to help against a 21st Century War Criminal
Todays posting isn’t going to be about some wishy-washy subject. I’m going to write about something important and something which is killing thousands of people every month, the civil uprising and war in Syria. I’m writing because it is important and we CAN do something. Up to 5000 people a month visit this blog, that… Continue reading The War in Syria and what we can do to help against a 21st Century War Criminal
Margaret Thatcher, her life and legacy
Baroness Margaret Hilda Thatcher was born the daughter of a Grantham grocer in 1925. Never has a politician so split the country like Mrs Thatcher and as such it will be rather a challenge to give a neural account of her life and career but then Thatcher always preferred people who had wrong opinions than… Continue reading Margaret Thatcher, her life and legacy
Stephen Liddell 