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Goodbye and good riddance?

As the USA and Britain military forces prepare to make their ignominious withdrawals from Afghanistan, there is much speculation as to what legacy – if any – they will leave behind. There is also a lot of spin and froth from politicians and military commanders of both countries, naked [...]

January 12, 2014 // 0 Comments

Oh What A Lovely War

The first LP I ever bought was the stage recording of the musical Oh What A Lovely War, a Joan Littlewood production of the early sixties. As a little boy, brought up at time when much of the map of the world was coloured pink to reflect The British Empire, I initially thought it was a [...]

January 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

Blair exchanges with Bush may be made public

The media is reporting today that some of the conversations and/or exchanges between Tony Blair and US president George W. Bush prior to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 may now be made public. This development may have implications for the Chilcot Inquiry, whose report was due over two years ago but [...]

December 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

The case of the odd couple

Have I missed something? These past few weeks, the British public has been ‘entertained’ by the goings-on at the trial at Isleworth Crown Court of the Grillo sisters (Elisabetta and Francesca), sometimes employees of Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson, on fraud charges. You’ll have to [...]

December 13, 2013 // 0 Comments

It’s pretty much black and white

I am simultaneously puzzled and irritated by the ex-serving officers and politicians, now aided and abetted by a Daily Mail campaign, collectively queuing up to demand that Sgt. Alexander Blackman of the Royal Marines, who has been convicted by court martial of the cold-blooded murder of a Talban [...]

December 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

Battening down the hatches

The news that the UK’s Environment Agency and Met Office have issued warnings about a blast of windy arctic conditions that will sweep the country today and tomorrow (Friday), causing widespread severe flooding on the east coast is naturally causing alarm amongst those who might become affected. [...]

December 5, 2013 // 0 Comments

Listening to the news as it happens

In the wee hours, as usual, I have been awake and listening to the BBC’s round-the-clock Radio Five Live. Live radio and television – or, more accurately ‘live’ broadcasting mixed with recorded items – tends to proceed as planned, and as its viewers/listeners expect, unless and until some [...]

November 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

Police reputation under pressure as ‘Plebgate’ enters new phase

Many years ago, I met up for a drink with a friend who had just become a pupil to a junior barrister. I should perhaps explain that the latter was actually the wrong side of fifty, but – because he had never ‘taken silk’ (become a QC) – he was still technically a ‘junior’. My pal [...]

November 27, 2013 // 1 Comment

It’s that time of year again!

The shortlist of ten nominees for BBC Sports Personality of The Year were exclusively announced on the BBC’s The One Show shortly after 7.00pm last night. They are as follows: Justin Rose (golf) Hannah Cockcroft (paralympic cycling) Chris Froome (cycling) Leigh Halfpenny (rugby union) Christine [...]

November 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

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