Mind what you say
At the bottom of a Chilean friend’s letter, the instruction: ‘please turn around.’ I did so several times before understanding he meant PTO as in ‘please turn over.’
Mike
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.
The truth behind conscription in WWI and WWII
Alternatively, they would be obliged to ask for state assistance. Such was the soul-destroying humiliation of wending one’s way through the vetting means test procedure that few took that course for the few shillings it might provide if successful.
The Story of Unsinkable Sam the Cat
The cute feline started his sea-going career in the Kriegsmarine, the fighting navy of the Third Reich and ended his vocation in the Royal Navy. Sam was on board Bismarck, the HMS Cossack, and the HMS Ark Royal.
Peter O’Toole, the Screen Legend
Throughout his distinguished career, Peter O’Toole delivered memorable performances in classics including Becket, Lord Jim, The Lion in Winter, Goodbye, Mr Chips.
Can you survive in the emerging world?
Nearly everything we ate was grown in a modestly sized garden or killed locally. The forest supplied wood for heating and water for drinking and bathing.
Ukraine Behind the Fake News
He talked about the 2014 Maidan revolution, how it changed everything, how it alienated millions of ethnic Russians and other minorities, how it turned neighbors into enemies.
Get Sanchez – Washington/Israel
The US and Israel orchestrated the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta to punish Madrid for its refusal to bow to pressure on the Middle East conflicts, Iran’s embassy in Kenya has suggested.
Our order is to let the migrants go to Britain – French Cops
‘Our order is to let them go like that… We just have to say to them, ‘don’t do that, it’s dangerous’,’ one officer says.
The Fashionista who gave Haute Couture to the world
His legendary Le Smoking, introduced in 1966, initially caused confusion and even scandal. Many restaurants refused to admit women wearing trousers. Yet it did not take long for the look to become a classic of 20th-century fashion.
Jean Raspail Penned Europe’s Obituary in 1973
The Camp of the Saints (available at Amazon) predicts a future in which Western civilization collapses after being unable, or unwilling, to stop a massive influx of migrants from the Global South.
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