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In a previous blog I commented on the continuing development of Israeli housing settlements on Palestinian land. Despite United Nations resolutions and opposition from within Israel itself, this settlement expansion continues unabated. Now there comes the news of an Israeli … Continue reading →

Mel Greig, a DJ with the Australian radio station 2Day Sydney, has resigned her position. Greig, along with her co-presenter, Michael Christian, had played a prank on a British nurse. The nurse later took her own life. The reader may … Continue reading →

Every now and again the question is raised as to why Ed Miliband, the current leader of the British Labour Party, stood against his older brother, David, for the leadership of the party. Apparently, the issue was raised during Ed’s … Continue reading →

As a regular reader of newspapers (and, so that I am quite transparent, The Guardian in particular), I occasionally come across snippets of information that never seem to make it to the front pages or editorial columns. Yet, it seems … Continue reading →

In 1955, my family left Cardiff, South Wales, for Melbourne, Australia. I was ten years old. Prior to leaving the UK, as a primary school student I sat for and went to interviews about the Eleven Plus examination. The examination determined … Continue reading →

At the request of the British Republican movement (of which I am a member), I recently completed an online survey on the provision and presentation of the BBC. The survey had around eight sections exploring various aspects of the BBC’s … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in my previous article, “It’s a no-brainer really”, in an inspirational address to the Annual Conference of Republic last June, the journalist Tanya Gold cited as one of the reasons she was anti-monarchy was the fact that, … Continue reading →

At the time of writing, the Duchess of Cambridge has, it seems, gone into labour with the child expected to be the third in line to the British throne – after the child’s grandfather, Charles Windsor, and father, William Windsor. In line with royal and … Continue reading →