Tag Archives: Terrorism

You shall not pass! (on London Bridge)

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

Many people will have seen the terrorist attack on and around London Bridge last week with the remarkable image of him being overpowered by a man armed with an antique Narwhal Tusk, a fire extinguisher and a pair of fists.  … Continue reading →

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The Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

The Fourth Plinth is probably the most famous public art commission in the world and it all began back in 1994 when after 150 years with an empty plinth, Prue Leith, then chair of the Royal Society of Arts wrote … Continue reading →

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A video of the re-opened Borough Market

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

Borough Market has long been one of my favourite parts of London and so aside from the more obvious issues following the recent attack there and the adjoining London Bridge, I have been waiting to get back inside both for … Continue reading →

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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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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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Rebuilding the Great Library of Mosul

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

Libraries are one of the hallmarks of civilisation, the availability of knowledge and ideas has been inherent to our progress as a species for thousands of years. The destruction of such knowledge is also an often repeated and always unforgivable crime … Continue reading →

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Westminster Terror Attack

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

A terrorist attack has taken place in London, England near the Houses of Parliament and Westminster bridge. Several people have been injured.  At least four fatalities and 20 catastrophic injuries. Just a quick update as I have had a few … Continue reading →

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The longest ongoing conflicts in the world

Posted on December 12, 2016 by

It’s that time of year when most websites and blogs do a rather whimsical review of the year with an overly saccharine Christmasy feeling.   That may be all well and good for those of us living in something of … Continue reading →

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Sunni and Shia Islam – All you Need To Know – Islam 101

Posted on January 4, 2016 by

You’d have to be living on another planet not to hear about the seemingly endless troubles in the Middle-East.  To many in the west, Muslims are Muslims but it is much more complex than that with an ancient schism dominating … Continue reading →

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