‘Tis the training of the children, every Negro to suppress, They their spleen may vent upon him and he happy, none the less, They will boast aloud in anger if by Negroes they are crossed, ‘If we shoot or kill a Negro, not a cent will be the cost.’ – Lizelia Augusta Jenkins Moorer …
MY LOCKDOWN HERO Of course, there have been, and continue to be, thousands of heroes throughout Britain, but unfortunately I don’t know the names of the front-line brigade who have keep everyone, in many cases, alive, who ensure there is food for all, and keep the essential services required to retain a modicum of normality. …
Would more women leaders make for better pandemic decisions? First of all, as a man I should admit that Russia is still a men’s land. It is not because Russia is ruled by men only. It is simply not: we have enough of women’s representation in power. For instance, several important government bodies, including Russia’s …
CHINA – BIG WINNER OR HUGE LOSER? For their own people, China started off losing big-time after the shambles of their initial inability to do anything constructive once the virus had taken hold there. So much so, even their own people were turning against their government to the extent that the Chinese authorities had to …
Cats – a naturally superior race? 28th August 2018 It’s not necessarily the worst piece of writing I’ve ever done, as regular readers will probably testify, but it’s lacking in one important detail. Passion. You see, I am always passionate about politics, travel, transport, sport, in fact most things, but animals nowadays leave me stone …
Horror Show from China I’m not even sure what my country’s actual position on this question really is. Even if there was an official point of view, I wouldn’t necessarily believe a word of it from the present government, as I’ve made clear in several blogs now. So I’m going with science. The scientific facts, …
Can any airline in my country survive? If the pandemic shows a slowdown of deaths and new cases in Britain very soon, it’s possible that some airlines could survive, and slowly rebuild. However, the Coronavirus figures are not encouraging at all. It’s going to be a long, long process to get back to anywhere approaching …
It’s Saturday. This how my day should go: Find out which football match starts at which time, which games my favourite pub up the road, Shermans, is showing, and, basically, that’s my Saturday pretty much sorted. Sunday it’s the same routine. Hopefully, I can work around the various social occasions that frequent most of our …
We Shan’t be Bothered First, I must make a small admission: I have no failings. And I most certainly do not have any pet hates. The faults of those around me should never reflect on my nearly perfect makeup. Yes, you may now cry a single tear for Dean: how is it possible that I …
The Coronavirus in Russia: where is Vladimir Putin? It is really funny but I think President Putin has been struck by the Coronavirus and is now in intensive care. It seems to be the only explanation as so far he is the only world leader who hasn’t appeared on TV with a single message to …