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.
Masses of fed-up with Trudeau citizens appeared to mock Ottawa Police’s threat to arrest anyone caught providing fuel to demonstrating truckers by marching through the city carrying red fuel cans this week.
It has survived wars, epidemics and the financial crisis, but has not survived the Press driven money bonanza that has driven turned millionaires into billionaires across the ruling classes.
One million adults across the UK went an entire day without eating over the past month because they were unable to put food on the table, according to research from the charity Food Foundation, published on Monday.
EDITORIAL: The only enemy Ukraine has is Washington DC (NATO) and the Brussels European Union. Is there a difference? No. A fellow Ukrainian explains: ‘Support by the United States is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man.’ – Nikita Khrushchev.
OTTAWA: The Justice Centre today warned that Ottawa police would be breaking the law if police attempt to intimidate or arrest people who bring food or other supplies to truckers who are peacefully exercising their Charter rights and freedoms in Ottawa.
Despite claims from the West and its state-affiliated corporate media that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is just around the corner, the chance of a serious escalation on the Russian border remains low, the Ukrainian defence minister said on Sunday.
Former American intelligence Ritter: in the event of a war with Russia, the US army will be annihilated. Participation in the war against Russia for the sake of Ukraine will be a suicide for the American army, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an article for RT.
Canada-inspired Freedom Convoy movement is gaining momentum, with trucker demonstrations kicking off in multiple countries. Canada-style Freedom Convoy protests against Covid-19 limitations and mandatory vaccination spilt into additional countries over the weekend as the movement gained traction globally.
The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there, surmised the English writer Leslie Poles Hartley (1895-1972). At the time of the great novelist’s passing, I had been caught up in the struggle for White rights for four years.
Many a true word said in jest: ‘the joke told of the visitor who when alighting his aircraft as Sydney Airport was approached by an immigration officer. The visiting businessman was asked if he had a criminal record. ‘I didn’t know having a criminal record was still a requirement of entry,’ the visitor grinned.
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