So far 2018 has not been a ‘good year’ in terms of getting letters published in my favourite newspaper. Could it be that I have chosen to opine about the wrong subjects or that my contributions are simply not up to publication standards. Feel free to judge for yourself and comment accordingly………………………. NATO & BREXIT …
Nick Channer becomes BuildForce’s 100th Ex Forces job start. Security and logistics specialist Wilson James is pleased to announce it has appointed Nick Channer OBE as a new member of its Operational Board. Read all about it: BuildForce 100th Nick Channer www.buildforce.org.uk
Paternal Influence The influence of a father on his progeny in varies. I will leave the reader to decide how much influence William Rees-Mogg brought to bear on his son, based on this extract from The Captain – The Life and Times of Simon Raven. The piece relates to their contemporaneous time at Charterhouse School …
Parental Influence (in this case on a politician). Read More »
Introduction The process of re-reading The Captain – The Life and Times of Simon Raven has prompted some thoughts. It is a book that merits multiple re-readings if only to understand the references to Greek mythology. Unless otherwise stated the quotations offered below are from the book. There was a temptation to call this piece …
The joy of quotations is that they allow individuals to create the illusion that they are widely read and perhaps even cultured. Such an illusion is always helpful when undergoing the pretence of writing a meaningful article. Quotations
Passing of distinguished Chief Test Pilot John Farley – see aspects of his life story and some brilliant videos. See link below: https://dunsfoldairfield.org/john-farley-afc-obe/