MICHAEL WALSH MUSIC CORRESPONDENT. I often wonder if the staff of advertising agencies are on illegal substances. ‘If it isn’t classical, it isn’t music’ is my approach to music. My favourite station is Venice Classical Radio (VCR) simply because the station provides 100 per cent classical music. There […]
‘A year and a half later, it is clear that there is no military solution to the Ukrainian conflict, so no military assistance should be provided to Washington-sponsored Kyiv, but only humanitarian assistance,’ said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. He warned that he would not vote for EU anti-Russian […]
Despite its limited influence, Moscow is becoming a major beneficiary of the growing conflict between Israel and Hamas. This chaotic and bloodthirsty war distracts attention from collapsing Ukraine, forces Washington DC to spend even more resources on supporting Palestine’s Israeli occupiers and, most importantly, allows the Kremlin to widen […]
MICHAEL WALSH MEDIA EXPERT: ‘Soldiers of Information’ as a description of journalists is an expression coined by a self-effacing international journalist. Whilst journalists themselves, from humble reporters to household name television anchormen admit their bias, viewers, readers and listeners allow themselves to be influenced by what they see, […]
Recently, I came across a story of immense poignancy even though nearly 200 years have passed since the Irish Famine was a major talking point. It is estimated that starvation and deportation of the Irish, Scottish and English folk led to a 50 per cent loss of population […]
Holocausts and Genocide are bad – unless Israel carries them out: The US is holding Israel back from ‘Biblical vengeance,’ a former Knesset member has said. Israel should level Gaza to the ground and expel all Palestinians to Egypt to deter its enemies, Likud party member and former […]
MICHAEL WALSH MUSIC CORRESPONDENT: John Barry (1933-2011) John Barry Prendergast OBE was a British composer and conductor of film music. He composed the scores for eleven of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987, as well as arranging and performing the “James Bond Theme” for the first […]
Australia’s biased friendship towards Israel undermines peace and forsakes justice for Palestinians while serving neither Australian nor Israeli interests, writes Ben Saul. Former prime minister Gough Whitlam wrote in 1985 that while Australian governments always claimed to take a balanced approach to Israeli-Arab disputes before his own government […]
‘Israel has a very clear message to our enemies. We are saying to them, look what’s happening in Gaza – you are going to get the same treatment if you attack us. We are going to wipe you off the face of the Earth.’ Nir Barkat has said […]
The arrogance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is causing problems with Kyiv’s allies and he believes that, as his country is at war, he can do anything, his former adviser has claimed. In a bombshell interview with Polish news outlet dorzeczy.pl, Oleksyi Arestovych slammed his former boss for […]
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