Lidice and the Unearthed Project
Earlier this month, I saw a film put on by the Unearthed Project at the Potteries Museum. The project aims…
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A Poem for Remembrance Day
Tommy, by Rudyard KiplingI went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here." The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die, I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I: O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away"; But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play, The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play, O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play.
Gritty in Pink
51o South is a Kickstarter project to fund a documentary about the Falkland Islands. They got their funding, went to…
30th Anniversary of the Invasion of the Falkland Islands
30 years ago today, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. 255 British servicemen gave their lives in the war that followed.
Irresponsible Journalism at the Daily Mail
In December, I accused the Daily Mail of scaremongering and sensationalism. Unfortunately, they appear to be at it again. Today,…
Read Whatever You Like. Just Read
E-books have come in for some criticism lately. Jonathan Franzen, apparently one of America's greatest novelists, thinks they have no…