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.
Russia is swiftly becoming a political and spiritual refuge for conservative, Christian communities. As the liberal West becomes increasingly aggressive against conservatives, Russia, with its wide expanses of land and reinvigorated Christianity becomes more attractive to those who want to live traditional lifestyles.
While Ukraine has long held ambitions to join the EU, officials in Brussels are treating spurned Kiev with contempt, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has claimed, as tensions heat up across the shared border with Russia. Speaking on the RTL TV channel on Sunday, Zagreb’s leader shared his opinions on the former Soviet republic’s relations with the 27-member bloc.
Throughout much of the European Union the old, the young, the already impoverished, the jobless due to the scamdemic are frozen out of the gas market. The political elite, responsible for the woes of the working class, stay warm in their tax-funded heated homes.
During Christmas Week, 1951, began an incredible sea story involving a WWII era cargo vessel named the Flying Enterprise and her captain, Kurt Carlsen. Captain Carlsen was a Danish-born seaman that began his sea career at the age of 14. He became master of his first ship at the age of 22 with the Danish-American company American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines which was a New York-based US-flag shipping company from 1919 to 1977, offering both cargo and passenger ship services. In 1977 it declared bankruptcy and was acquired by Farrell Lines.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized the imbalanced coverage of the situation surrounding his country exhibited by some Western politicians and media. He was speaking to foreign reporters during a major press conference on Friday.
Western ideas are destructive to Russian society, Moscow officials argue. Russia’s Ministry of Culture has published a draft order setting out traditional values that it says must be protected from encroachment by foreign ideas, terrorists, and extremists amid a global crisis for public morality.
Switzerland-Brexit is underway! Brussels is stunned by the two-fingered departure after negotiations broke down. The Swiss nation is going through a Brexit-like step-by-step breakup with the EU. Brussels has no way of keeping the relationship alive as trade talks with the non-EU country go up in smoke.
A parliamentary committee is set to investigate scare ads created by the UK government’s shadowy ‘behavioural insights’ team to nudge the public into obeying Covid-19 restrictions. The move comes amid concerns about the grossly unethical use of the unit to inflate fear levels.
Situated just a few miles from the neighbouring German border, Nijmegen is the oldest city in The Netherlands. After a recent archaeological dig, it’s recognised also as the site where a stunningly preserved bowl made of blue glass was discovered.
Leading conservatives from around the world will descend on Budapest’s Várkert Bazár in March as Hungary hosts a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event less than two weeks before the country heads to the polls for what has become a closely fought general election.
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