History
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 ...
A Life of Political and Religious Ideology
When you think about, our whole life is dictated by religious and political ideologies, some we benefit from, some we find abhorrent and in extreme cases such as Catholicism, some that can involve abuse protected by a rabid fear of damnation. Unless you are living on Saturn, a major political storm blew up this week when The Daily Mail newspaper wrote a derogatory piece about Ralph Miliband, an alleged Marxist, who in their opinion, ...
The Cretin That is Paul Dacre
I have always known that the Daily Mail is a spiteful paper; it has a long history of supporting the likes of Mussolini and other far right groups such as the Blackshirts headed by Oswald Moseley. However, by smearing the dead for political gain they have succeeded in surpassing my expectations of them. Paul Dacre knows that you can't face charges for libel when the persons character you are assassinating is dead, so that is why, being the ...
Don McCullin
I don't seem to watch much television these days, I just don't get the time in between cricket, children and work. I don't actually miss it really and the time I spend working at home I tend to flick between BBC Radio 4, 5 and 6. However, on Tuesday I found myself watching Alan Titchmarsh designing a Mediterranean garden, followed by a documentary about the workhouses that used to be the home of the British underclass and then, finally, a ...