Baughurst Boys and Why England Don’t Win World Cups
When I was a kid in the 1970's, I was approached by Margaret Withey to see if I could gather up a group of kids from the school playground to form a football team to represent Baughurst Boys at Under 10's level. This came as something to a relief to my mother, who was frantically trying to keep me away from Cubs and Scout groups that were led by unregulated single men who suffered from sweat gland issues, drove three wheeled cars and still ...
Paul Smith – Fashion Designer
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 ...
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 ...
The Lies and Political Hijacking of Remembrance Sunday
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 ...
The Lies and Political Hijacking of Remembrance Sunday
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 ...