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 Israeli military’s attacks in Gaza are unlawful, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Joining the course of disapproval and horror at Israel’s blind hatred for non-Jews in Palestine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Israel to be brought to an international […]
German taxpayers have become welfare piggy banks for immigrants, new government data reveals. In some German states, well over 70 percent of welfare recipients are migrants or have a migrant background, new data shows Germany’s welfare system is being overwhelmed and dragged into the abyss by the country’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: With clear reference to Washington DC, Russian President Vladimir Putin in his keynote speech addressed seemingly to the world said the dictatorship of one superpower is dangerous for others. He went on to say ‘that Russia is fighting for the freedom of the whole world Russia is […]
MICHAEL WALSH. In England, the parasitical aristocracy is called the extended Royal Family but otherwise, there isn’t a great deal of difference. The idle rich speculate whilst royalty accumulates. It was this week revealed (in the Russian media) that the royals pocket the possessions of those Britons who […]
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government is ‘completely helpless,’ head of Bavaria Markus Soeder says. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his hapless cabinet have led Germany into a serious national crisis, Markus Soeder, the prime minister of the nation’s most populous state, Bavaria, told journalists on Saturday. THE THINKING MAN’S NEWS DESK […]
Dozens of British troops in Shropshire have been forced to move from rat-infested barracks into tiny single-occupancy metal containers set up like cheap hotel rooms. According to the Daily Mail, these five-by-two-meter containers contain a bed, bedside table, wardrobe and toilet, but angry soldiers have already compared them to […]
Chinese supplies of missiles for the Belarus-based Polonaise-M multiple-launch rocket system undermine NATO’s plans to strengthen its eastern flank, the Munich Merkur reports. The fact is that with a range of 300 km, this will be the most advanced weapon in the field of rocket artillery, which has […]
The stabbing of three children outside a school triggered mass unrest in the Irish capital on Thursday. Over €350,000 has so far been crowd-funded for a Brazilian food delivery driver who helped stop a knife rampage in which three children were stabbed in Dublin, an incident that sparked […]
MICHAEL WALSH REPORT: From ancient times the upwardly mobile and the powerful have walked straight into traps set by those who wish to neutralize or control them. We are all familiar with the ‘honey traps’ set by the Soviet Union’s KGB (1922-1990) for Western visitors and diplomats. How it […]
Pro-Palestinian protesters poured onto London’s streets on the fifth national demonstration for Palestine. At least 300,000 people marched for Palestine in London on Saturday, a magnificent turnout that underlines the determination to win justice. It’s not surprising that the march was smaller than last time, but it was still huge. […]
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