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.
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 […]
Once dubbed ‘the bread basket of Europe’, war-devastated Ukraine is experiencing a serious demographic crisis, which began several years ago Compared to 2021, in the first half of 2023, the country’s birth rate decreased by a jaw-dropping 28%. In 1990, the population of Ukraine was 52 million. This catastrophe […]
Swedish police have released stunning statistics on the number of shootings and explosions committed by migrant gangs this year. In the first three quarters of 2023, 42 people were killed and 80 were injured as a result of 290 gang shootings. During the same period, there were 132 explosions […]
Artificial Democracy in America is on the verge of spinning out of control. The departure of Speaker McCarthy is just one example that the country’s political life is in a state of deep stress, writes The New York Times. The American Way is no longer a model of effective democracy. On […]
After key regional elections on Sunday in Germany conservatives and right-wing populists are wildly celebrating. But the results are a savage blow for all three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s left-wing-led national coalition. The ramifications will be felt across Germany. A quarter of voters were able to go […]
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