Paul Smith – Fashion Designer

Posted on November 14, 2013

I watched a documentary the other day on the banking industry and for someone who as a child, struggled through tears of rage as my father told me how obvious it was that y=log 2 x, it was bloody difficult to follow, no matter how simplistic the narrator tried to make it. It turns out that if my father (mathematical genius and nuclear scientist) had worked in today's environment, he may well have, if he was morally corrupt enough, given up ...

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Posted on November 10, 2013

For last few years I have been obsessed with studying wars. The Falklands War, Cold Wars, World Wars, Civil Wars, you name it, I can't get enough of it. I think the reason for my fascination stems from all the lies and propaganda that goes with them, with politicians using them whenever possible, as a form jingoism to get the masses on side to believe that governments and aristocrats loved these brave and fearless men, when in the majority of ...

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The Lies and Political Hijacking of Remembrance Sunday

Posted on November 10, 2013

For last few years I have been obsessed with studying wars. The Falklands War, Cold Wars, World Wars, Civil Wars, you name it, I can't get enough of it. I think the reason for my fascination stems from all the lies and propaganda that goes with them, with politicians using them whenever possible, as a form jingoism to get the masses on side to believe that governments and aristocrats loved these brave and fearless men, when in the majority of ...

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The Lies and Political Hijacking of Remembrance Sunday

Posted on November 10, 2013

For last few years I have been obsessed with studying wars. The Falklands War, Cold Wars, World Wars, Civil Wars, you name it, I can't get enough of it. I think the reason for my fascination stems from all the lies and propaganda that goes with them, with politicians using them whenever possible, as a form jingoism to get the masses on side to believe that governments and aristocrats loved these brave and fearless men, when in the majority of ...

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Guy Fawkes and all That!

Posted on November 7, 2013

I know it is two days since the event but for some reason, this year I have been really intrigued by the origins of Guy Fawkes Night/Bonfire night/Fireworks night. This stems from a friend of mine Neale, commenting on Facebook that you never see kids doing "Penny for the Guy" around the local area anymore. It is, it seems, a thing of the past. Like everyone else, I have always known that November the 5th was associated with Guy Fawkes and ...

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