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Category Archives: Wales
The Last of England
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 28 April 2017 “England is no more. That is why this is a good time to … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Economics, Europe, Globalisation, Ireland, Literature, Politics, Religion, Scotland, UK, Wales
Tagged "Country Life", "The Long Revolution", A.N. Wilson, Alan Brien, Ars Poetica, Brexit, Clive Aslet, Cobbett, Crabbe, dark satanic mills, E.M. Forster, England, F.R. Leavis, Ford Madox Brown, Garden of Eden, George Sturt, Giles Fraser, Henry James, Horace, King George III, laudator temporis acti, OliverGoldsmith, Perry Anderson, Procrustes, Queen Elizabeth I, Raymond Williams (1921-1988), The Last of England, William Blake
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None of the above
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 6 May 2015 NONE OF THE ABOVE With the UK parliamentary elections due to take place … Continue reading
GAZA
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 22 August 2014 We have been asked to host the following article and linked petition … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Military, Palestine, Politics, UK, UN, USA, Wales
Tagged Balfour Declaration, Ban Ki-moon, Dave Bradney, Gaza blockade, Israeli Defence Force, Judea, Yvonne Ridley
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St George and tomato bread
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 23 April 2014 Today is the feast-day in the Christian calendar of mythical dragon-slayer St George. … Continue reading
Posted in Basque Country, Europe, France, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, UK, Wales
Tagged Catalonia, Henry V, pan amb tomate, patriotism, Roast Beef, Shakespeare, St George, Yorkshire pudding
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Land of opportunity
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 17 November 2013 If you are black or Asian or belong to an ethnic minority in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, UK, USA, Wales
Tagged 9/11, Blacks and Asians in prison, ethnic minorities in prison, immigration, Muslim prisoners, War on Terror, World Trade Center
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Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. Paris, Saturday 16 November 2013 “Travailler plus pour gagner plus” Work more to earn more This … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, France, Hungary, Literature, UK, Uncategorized, USA, Wales
Tagged Bushmen, Dr James Suzman, Harry Eyres, International Association of Working Men, Jared Diamond, John Maynard Keynes, Madeleine Bunting, Nicolas Sarkozy, Travailler plus pour gagner plus, William Henry Davies
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In praise of idleness
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 16 February 2013 LEISURE What is this life if, full of care, We have no … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Politics, UK, USA, Wales
Tagged idleness, Leisure, The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, W. H. Davies
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Cops and robbers
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. We enjoyed this joke in the Guardian newspaper yesterday 3 January 2012. A bit early for … Continue reading