Monthly Archives: January 2014

This is the third of a trilogy of articles about the events commemorated on the consecutive dates, 25-27 January. The first event, remembered on 25 January, was the anniversary of the birth of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. The second event, commemorated … Continue reading →

In my previous blog article, I mentioned three recent and consecutive dates that commemorated specific events in the life of three different communities. In the 25 January article, I wrote about the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, and the importance of Burns … Continue reading →

 On three recent and consecutive days I have had reason to ponder the events commemorated by each of these days. The days in mind are the 25-27 January. In the first of three short articles, I will write about the … Continue reading →

A resident Australian friend of mine recently sent me an email that showed a map-picture of Australia. Inside the boundaries of the Australian continent was placed a map of Europe – including the UK. All of Europe was able to be placed … Continue reading →

For years British government ministers and intelligence chiefs have denied involvement in a practice that became known as “rendition”, the abduction and torture of terrorism suspects. This practice drew major public attention following the events of September 11, 2001, in the … Continue reading →