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Tag Archives: Newspapers
My second article for the Independent Newspaper
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
Posted in Life, London, News, Travel, writing, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged 360 video tour, Bloomsbury, Newspapers, The Independent, Video Tour, Virtual Tours, writing
7 Comments
Coronavirus Diary 69 – Baby steps with ministers and journalists
Last week I posted two articles regarding meetings with a government minister and trying to write for a newspaper. I thought everyone would like to know that to a degree both went well. Over the weekend I heard that the … Continue reading
Posted in Life, News, Politics
Tagged Coronavirus Diary, Diary, ExcludedUK, Newspapers, Oliver Dowden, The Independent, writing
2 Comments
Coronavirus Diary 67 – Pitching ideas to the national newspapers
Following all the events I’ve gone through in the last few weeks, I was kindly tipped off about a possible opening for writing an article for a newspaper as opposed to being the subject of them! Last week I pitched … Continue reading
Changing with the tide – how newspapers reported Napoleon’s march on Paris
I was doing a bit of research on some French related history and the following made me smile so I thought I would share it. I don’t often write on French history (except for WW1 or my trips to Paris) … Continue reading
Alice Ayres – A Victorian Heroine
A few weeks ago I wrote on Postmans Park – The Memorial To Heroic Self-Sacrifice and I’d taken it upon myself to look some of the names whose valour has been memorialised her. At random I picked the unassuming sounding Alice … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London
Tagged Alice Ayres, Borough Market, Cross Bones, Heroes, Newspapers, Postman's Park, Remembrance, Self Sacrifice, Victorian
10 Comments
Mad dogs and Englishmen
You might not realise it if you live elsewhere but for today at least London is about the hottest city on planet earth, not including Paris and err New Delhi. It’s easy for everyone to scoff at the idea that … Continue reading
At the going down of the sun and in morning, we will remember them
So yesterday was the big day, the 100th anniversary of the start of The Great War – The war to end all wars until of course WW2 at least. Like many other people I spent much of the day watching … Continue reading
Posted in history, News, writing, WW1
Tagged 100th anniversary, Bovington, history, Lest We Forget, Life, Lights out, Menin Gate, Military, News, Newspapers, Poppy, Remembrance, WW1
11 Comments
How wrong can we be?
We are all used to thinking that things are a lot worse than they actually are. The media make their money from convincing us things are bad and going to get worst. Opposing political parties insist we are all doomed … Continue reading
Posted in Life, News, Politics
Tagged Broken Britain, Culture, Life, Media, News, Newspapers, Politics, UK news, unemployment, United Nations
6 Comments