Mar 25Ukraine or Greater Russia? The choice is ours.History has a nasty habit of repeating itself and even living memory is a bad teacher where vested interest is concerned. This picture was taken in 1942 and it is of my father in Tashkent having walked from the Vorkuta Gulag in the Northern Urals. …Gulags6 min read
Mar 25Trump, Putin and José FelicianoWar in Ukraine and Western complicity For those of a certain age, José Feliciano’s ‘Light my Fire’ was a fairly memorable song with its reedy tones, yet it reminded me today of that Faustian pact between Trump and Putin. Now before every Republican leaning (USA) and Brexit leaning Tory (UK)…Trump6 min read
Mar 24This picture was taken in 1942 and it is of my father in Tashkent having walked from the Vorkuta…This picture was taken in 1942 and it is of my father in Tashkent having walked from the Vorkuta Gulag in the Northern Urals. He was later to fly Spitfires with 317 (Polish) Squadron, but that is another story. It has been posted to highlight an ongoing historic problem with…6 min read
Nov 30, 2020We are all getting a little AarghedIt’s a curious thing this age lark. I mean it’s always been a truism that wisdom comes with great age. Is that age or is it aargh? I mean we all sufferer from ‘Aargh’ at various points in our lives. I suppose an early example of ‘Aargh’ occurred when, many…Age3 min read
