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The Kindly Ones: Jonathan Little
Posted on April 20, 2020 Leave a Comment
This is a fascinating and disturbing read, nearly 1,000 pages describing in detail the life of an SS officer, Max Aue, who experiences some of the worst of the German atrocities in the Second World War. Written as an autobiography, Aue is living as an old man in France, reflecting on his experiences. In 1941 […]
Covid-19 and the elephant in the room
Posted on April 19, 2020 Leave a Comment
The current reporting of CV-19 is rather disappointing. It is shallow and emotive. There is more focus on clapping the NHS and reporting relatives’ comments about their dead loved ones than having a rational debate about the impact of the virus. For instnace, there is virtually no discussion and analysis about those who are dying. […]
Social Democratic Republic of South Wingfield (SDRSW)
Posted on January 31, 2020 Leave a Comment
An open letter to all EU leaders Back in 1997, when Tony Blair came to power, we were not that impressed by his policies, personality and so on (oh for the return of those days – we didn’t realise how much worse it would become), we declared independence from the UK and became SDRSW. We […]
1917
Posted on January 21, 2020 2 Comments
I had high expectations for this film, but ended up disappointed, as happens so often with films. I do worry that there are common factors that make many modern films problematic – some of which I cannot mention due to the reaction I would receive from certain quarters. Nevertheless, I found myself continuously disappointed with […]
Reducing waste
Posted on January 11, 2020 1 Comment
We all know plastic can be a bad thing and that we need to reduce its use. This is the case throughout the world. When I was a child in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s we did not really have a big problem with waste in the same way – though we had […]
Dr Nigel Hunt 