Tag Archives: UK Politics

Britain and the EU

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Today marks the beginning of the official British campaign on the European Union referendum of our continued membership of this pan-European organisation.  I say the official campaign as in practice the debate has been raging pretty much since the day … Continue reading →

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20 of the greatest speeches of all time

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve always been interested in speeches and it always seems interesting how easy it is to pick out those that are naturally gifted orators with those who merely give it their best shot. Last night much if the U.K wS … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn – Power to the people!

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t often write about politics unless something exception is happening and at the moment something very exceptional is definitely happening in the U.K. and to differing degrees across Europe and the USA. Before General Election in May, I penned … Continue reading →

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The British Schindler Sir Nicholas Winton and the Kindertransport

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Not many people have heard of Sir Nicholas Winton even in his own country but his actions undoubtedly mean that thousands of people are alive today that would not have been without him. The Kindertransport has its origins on 15th … Continue reading →

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The full text of The Magna Carta

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

The Ancient Greeks were amongst the first to enjoy very limited freedoms and some found themselves to live without a master.    Their great rivals the Persians similarly had equal rights for men and women and all races were free … Continue reading →

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Who to vote for when all the political parties suck?

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

In the U.K. we have our General Election on 7th May 2015 and whilst I don’t generally blog on politics I thought I’d make an exception given how this election seems to be even more important than usual.  I could have … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Horrors of People Trafficking &Domestic Slavery

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

As regular readers to my blog will know, we open up our house on the Airbnb website and have been doing so now for more than a year.  I even wrote a Kindle book on how to create a successful … Continue reading →

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The Secretive Bilderberg 2013 Meeting in Watford, England.

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

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 … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher, her life and legacy

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

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 … Continue reading →

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Strange and unfair taxes

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

This post was written on the day I lost my dearest Mam and so may not be quite up to my usual efforts but as the saying goes, time and chance happeneth to all so here it is. It was … Continue reading →

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