Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.
MICHAEL WALSH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM Fifty-year-old Alistair Beckham was a successful British aerospace-projects engineer. His speciality was designing computer software for sophisticated naval defense systems. Like hundreds of other British scientists, he was working on a pilot program for America’s Strategic Defense Initiative-better known as Star Wars. And like […]
Princess Leonor of Spain, 17, swaps royal glamour for military uniform as she takes a major step as queen-in-training according to the Tatler periodical. As part of her training as the future queen of Spain, Princess Leonor will spend time with all three branches of the armed forces. […]
Since 1948, Israel has been punishing Gaza. Yesterday, Israel saw pictures that had not been expected in its life, because of its arrogance. We thought we were allowed to do anything, and that we would never pay a price or be punished for it. We continue without confusion. […]
A public inquiry i.e., whitewash into the deaths of 80 civilians during the UK’S operations in Helmand has begun. Members of Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) have been accused of shooting dead nine Afghans while they were sleeping during night raids on Afghan forces between 2010 and 2013. […]
Mike Walsh Classical Music Correspondent: If you are looking for rags-to-riches stories, or dismiss the tale of Cinderella as being impossibly fanciful, think again. Russian-born (1971) Anna Netrebko is increasingly regarded as heiress to the Crown of Maria Callas and not without good reason. The American-Greek legendary opera […]
PLEASE HELP AS WE ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON READERS DONATIONS keyboardcosmetics@gmail.com MICHAEL WALSH DISSIDENT HISTORIAN: The Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (1859 – 1952) was deserving of the Nobel Prize in Literature awarded in 1920. A handsome and debonair gentleman, quite unlike most people’s idea of a poet and […]
PLEASE HELP AS WE ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON READERS DONATIONS keyboardcosmetics@gmail.com MICHAEL WALSH EDITORIAL: The adage, ‘fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me’ appears to be lost on the hapless British electorate. Predictably, it takes only a premier or cabinet minister to briefly […]
Israel and Gaza’s bloody conflict shows diversity is not our strength, and Europeans should take note. Despite the mantra that diversity is a strength, Israel shows that this is often not the case. As the battle rages in Israel between Palestine, there are many on the right and […]
British Jews and many across Europe are being targeted by anti-Israeli attacks as outraged protestors show their solidarity with the freedom fighters Hezbollah and Hamas and in general the people of Israel Occupied Palestine. London police have announced they will increase their presence on the streets to protect […]
MICHAEL WALSH CLASSICAL MUSIC CORRESPONDENT: She was internationally famous for her song Non, je ne regrette rien (No Regrets). When she sang it, accompanied only by a pianist, Edith’s body language and expression screamed the opposite. Edith Piaf, otherwise known as the Little Sparrow, was constantly embittered by […]
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