by Geoffrey | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Why am I writing about Peterloo today? Today is the bicentenary of the Peterloo incident and the media are giving it a lot of coverage. Today is the day to remember and reflect. Many people see parallels with current events and are drawing various lessons for today. I...
by Geoffrey | Jul 15, 2019 | News
What do schools teach about the British Empire? In many schools the British Empire is a subject that nobody ever mentions, at least in class. This seems to be because teachers are afraid of offending children of non-British origins. However, some people are now...
by Geoffrey | Jun 21, 2019 | News
What is a historic town? I have been enjoying the current Channel Four series of Britain’s Most Historic Towns presented by Alice Roberts. Each week she looks at a town which she connects with a particular period in history and illustrates it with old buildings...
by Geoffrey | Jun 14, 2019 | News
President Trump has referred to ‘The Prince of Whales’ in a tweet. I suppose ‘Prince of Whales’ was a typo for ‘Prince of Wales’, although not everyone seems sure. I am aware that someone once deliberately used the misspelling when...
by Geoffrey | May 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
What insult are the police investigating? The insult,which someone aimed at Jess Phillips MP, is the the latest in a series from the same source. Some people have aimed threats as well as insults of the lowest kind at Diane Abbott, Luciana Berger and several others. I...
