By Grandpa1940 Opinion Piece I am a subscriber, and a contributor to an outfit named TheyWorkForYou. For those Brits who do not know, this group of people collate information such as what your MP is up ...
For what is possibly the very first time, I find myself in both lockstep and agreement with David Lammy; an MP whose statements I have commented upon once or twice before. I recall the time ...
When we read of the death by murder or manslaughter of a defenceless child, a death which should have been prevented by officialdom, by Social Workers who, either by incompetence, or an inability to see ...
OPINION I recoil at the faux compassion spoken by the BBC interviewer during the interview with the grieving Zoe Davis in regard to her twin dead sisters, including the words “and then for them both to ...
OPINION By GRANDPA1940 Being a former Engineer Officer in the British Merchant Navy, I look upon the sea as part of my life, and I still read many maritime articles and online magazines. I chanced ...
OPINION By GRANDPA1940 Opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of AltNewsMedia Three weeks ago. Three weeks to alter, forever, our Nation in just about every way possible (and impossible). I wrote a polemic ...
Updated 18th April 2020 Our very history is written in stone, masonry, bricks and mortar; as well as money. From the fortified castles of the descendants of the Norman conquerors, onwards to the Plantagenets, Lancaster ...
Opinion 18th April 2020 I rarely write or comment upon any sport. I have absolutely no interest in following any competitive sports, probably because I cannot understand the tribal urge to support one team, or ...
OPINION By GRANDPA1940 13th April 2020 I am no great fan of the New York Times. Their political stance in the days of a legally and lawfully-elected President is woeful to behold. But in areas ...
OPINION By GRANDPA1940 8th April 2020 The Politician Steve Baker delivered a fantastic speech during the final discussions about the Corona Virus Bill when it sped through the Commons. He stated categorically that, although they were not ...
