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.
What the brigadier wrote was so disturbing, however, that a senior MOD official stamped the words ‘UK Eyes Only’ at the top and bottom of each page of his report and decreed that it should remain classified for at least 100 years.
Antifa, short for ’antifascists,’ is an umbrella term for black-clad, masked left-wing activists who violently disrupt conservative demonstrations and clash with right-wing protesters, as well as with police.
It has also tightened entry rules for Russian citizens and shut all but one border checkpoint with its neighbor. The moves saw trade between the two countries drop to $1.5 billion in 2024, compared with $11 billion in pre-conflict 2021.
The émigré German scholar Klaus Epstein spoke for many when he pointed out that ‘Shirer’s book presented an ‘unbelievably crude’ account of German history, making it all seem to lead up inevitably to the Nazi seizure of power.
The G7 countries, which the Russian Foreign Minister described as ‘The Seven Dwarves’ are scrambling for credibility as the Russian Economy becomes the world’s fourth-largest economy
According to them, the event was generally predicted a few days ago, but ‘the strength of the storm was unexpected and is currently significantly exceeding the estimates.’ Thus, initially, experts expected a magnetic storm with a power of about G1.
The influential Polish prime minister reports a growing and unstoppable wave of hostility towards Ukraine. Donald Tusk believes ‘it is the role of politicians to stem this tide of unfriendliness’. The Polish population is starting to develop antagonism toward Ukraine, but the Polish government should make efforts to […]
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, as the paddles dipped and the canoe bows encountered the breakers, the canoes were hurled into the air and then afterwards slapped down into each trough whilst threatening to send us all to a watery grave with each roller encountered. Imagine taking a ride on a bucking bronco or steer.
‘Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you,’ he said. ’You either fight back or you die.’
Showing me a picture of a once stately home nestled beside a lake near Segovia, I guessed it was a former stately home, perhaps of a Spanish nobleman.
Eventually, he told me, he would use the fortune made in the Liverpool restaurant to purchase this remarkable luxury pad and turn it into a Parador.
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