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Timbrell’s Yard, Bradford-on-Avon
Timbrell’s Yard Bradford-on-Avon Timbrell’s Yard is centrally located in busy and beautiful Bradford-on Avon, just by the river in one of the fine old buildings with cream coloured stone and appealingly wonky angles. The fact that the whole building leans … Continue reading
Mongolia, a Retrospect and Prospect
Mongolia, a Retrospect and Prospect The Ethnic Conflict Information Centre analyses Mongolia’s balancing act Mongolia is one of those semi-imaginary places that, like Timbuktu or the far side of the Moon, conjure up mental pictures of extreme remoteness and desolation. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethnic Conflict Information Centre, Khalkhin Gol, Manchukuo, Mongolia
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ENDNOTES: From first to last night
ENDNOTES: From first to last night Stuart Millson looks forward to the Proms ENDNOTES, June 2015 In this edition: BBC launches its Proms programme for 2015 * Sir Andrew Davis conducts the enigmatic Charles Ives * Tasmin Little soars in … Continue reading
Pamela Geller offends ‘Sharia’ media
Pamela Geller offends ‘Sharia’ media Ilana Mercer defends the WND columnist Sandhya SomethingOrAnother is a “social change” reporter for The Washington Post. (Yes, the WaPo has such a beat.) Ms. Somashekhar (her surname copied and pasted) implied that WND columnist Pamela … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs and Comment, QR Home
Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Charlie Hebdo, Ilana Mercer, Pamela Geller, Paul Gottfried, WND
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Living in the shadow of fascism
Living in the shadow of fascism Mark Wegierski considers the ideological consequences of the Second World War Seventy years after its end, World War II continues to shape the world. One of its main ideological results was the general discrediting … Continue reading
History through a glass darkly
History through a glass darkly Robert Henderson is simultaneously bored and exasperated by a sanitised depiction of Martin Luther King, Jnr. Selma Main cast: David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. Tom Wilkinson as Lyndon B. Johnson Carmen Ejogo as … Continue reading
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Tagged Coretta Scott King, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr, Robert Henderson, Selma
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Fame – deserved and undeserved
Fame – deserved and undeserved Ilana Mercer distinguishes between heroism and celebrity “True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world,” said a wise man named La Rochefoucauld, centuries ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Jenner, Chris Kyle, Ilana Mercer, Kim Kardashian
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After travelling
After travelling back in the magical country the great south land where sunshine cheers like the best wine and more innocent histories give the search for wisdom a special relish Bob Cowley is a retired public servant. He lives in Adelaide, … Continue reading
Iraq Liars & Deniers: we knew then what we know now
Iraq Liars & Deniers: we knew then what we know now Ilana Mercer is vindicated by history “If we knew what we know today, we would not have gone into Iraq”: This is as good an apology Republicans vying for … Continue reading →
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