Signs of the Times
A short drive from my house is one of those quintessentially British (and highly irritating) road management markings – the…
Andy Mac
An India based writer and researcher, Salil Gewali is best known for his research-based work entitled ‘Great Minds on India’ that has earned worldwide appreciation. Translated into Twelve languages, his book has been edited by a former NASA scientist – Dr. AV Murali of Houston, USA. Gewali is also a member of the International Human Rights Commission, Zürich, Switzerland.
One Man, No Vote
Of all the politics modules I studied at university, a second year course entitled ‘Models of Democracy’ was one of…
Glasgow’s Miles Worse!
I have had an association with Glasgow since I was a kid. I first went there in the mid-1980s after…
Auntie’s Bloopers
Picture the scene: It’s late August 1963, and thousands have gathered in Washington DC in front of the Lincoln Memorial….
Rotten Apple
I always remember where I was when I heard the news that the World Trade Center had been attacked back…
Tread Caerphilly
I’ve just returned from a lovely few days in the Lake District. Last Thursday, I recovered old ground with one…
Tr(i)ump(h)!
Older readers of this article may be familiar with the Khartoum Declaration of 1967. Following Israel’s military victory in the…
Day Tripper
I really didn’t know what to expect when I set off for the Unite the Kingdom (UTK) rally two weeks…
A Linehan in the Sand
Few folk in the British Isles could reminisce about the comedy gems of the 1990s without mentioning ‘Father Ted’. Running…
Flag It Up
It was July 1995. I landed at Belfast City Airport and made my way to a small B & B…
Love the Country; Loathe the State
Driving over Saddleworth Moor towards Manchester yesterday, I couldn’t help to be impressed as to what a beautiful country the…
Cowards of the Country
There is an hilarious 1973 episode of the sitcom ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em’ called ‘Have a Break, Take a…
The Really Wild Show
A few days ago, I was reminiscing about a trip my family and I took to Austria in the summer…
The Crying Game
It was just before 3pm on December 11th last year when I received the telephone call informing me that the…
In the Summertime….
In the summertime when the weather is high, you can invade the UK on the very first try. When the…