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Rhymes and Routes: Heathrow and a Sense of Insecurity

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Monday, 13 July 2015. Heathrow and a Sense of Insecurity. What do the posters say? If you find an unattended bag, report it at once"? Of Jihadi terrorists in the UK itching to launch attacks, there is no room for complacency. 13 July 2015 at 12:49. It does make a bit of a nonsense of all the zero tolerance rhetoric from politicians, doesnt it? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to Rhymes and Routes. A Poem for 7/7.

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Rhymes and Routes: July 2015

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Friday, 24 July 2015. Anti-Abortion Violence - is it Christian Terrorism? Looking through my Amnesty International traffic the other day, I noticed a report that anti-abortion campaigners had forced the closure of an abortion clinic in the UK for the first time. When I tried to find the name of the clinic mentioned, I found that the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS). It was announced on the. Besides these murders,...

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Rhymes and Routes: Featured Poem (by Geoff)

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Featured Poem (by Geoff). THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF THE SUN. Ginger, our John and the foreman. Stood at the factory gate. Waiting for John’s little brother,. They knew I was always late. I was just an apprentice. And they were working men. Four of us went off to war. And I came home again. Pals we were as nippers. When in the streets we played. As "Pals", we joined the infantry. And pals together stayed. They trained us down at.

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Rhymes and Routes: A Reflection on the Election

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Saturday, 9 May 2015. A Reflection on the Election. But - more of that later. So much has been said and sung about the Election that it is difficult to find anything original to say, but I still think there are areas worthy of comment. That makes very good sense. Too much sensitivity to opinion polls can lead to vacillation and abandonment of principle, if carried too far. Still, perhaps we should be glad that we ...Was t...

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Rhymes and Routes: A Poem for 7/7

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Sunday, 5 July 2015. A Poem for 7/7. I have to declare from the outset that I have previously posted this poem below (7th May, 2011). I stood on Alperton Station,. 8220;Uncertain and afraid”. Of sudden, unseen terror –. My train was undelayed. I left the silent platform. To start my working day,. When, on the darkened staircase,. A young girl barred my way. She shimmered like the summer dawn. That garlanded her head.

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Rhymes and Routes: Education, Politicians and Conjuring Tricks

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Friday, 13 February 2015. Education, Politicians and Conjuring Tricks. Two recent events, which I believe to be nothing more than political sleights of hand, have done nothing to change my view. One is the recent change in school league results, which is, as Richard Garner said in the Independent. A result of changes to the tables which make it harder for schools to obtain top grade passes. Schools which were thought to b...

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Rhymes and Routes: Welcome to Rhymes and Routes

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Welcome to Rhymes and Routes. I would like to thank Nev Grundy for his help in setting up this blog. Nev has his own page, as do others who have worked with me creatively in the past. On this blog, I hope you will find interesting views on any number of matters of interest to my fellow contributors. Lastly, I would like to salute the memory of one of the great unsung heroes of British democracy - Major John Cartwright.

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Rhymes and Routes: Life Imitates Art - President Putin and the Threepenny Opera

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Thursday, 16 April 2015. Life Imitates Art - President Putin and the Threepenny Opera. Most people will have heard the opening song to "The Threepenny Opera". Kurt Weill's wife), Frank Sinatra. And even modern singers such as Ute Lemper. There is also an excellent Country and Western version by Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The song is so highly regarded that it has been included in The Great American Songbook. Which was the Bobby...

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Rhymes and Routes: Mick Cooper - Blanket Apology

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Mick Cooper - Blanket Apology. Mick on guitar. Jan Hough on vocals.Lyrics by Geoff. Music by Mick and the late Frank Goulden. Http:/ www.reverbnation.com/shotinthedark. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to Rhymes and Routes. Mick Cooper - Blanket Apology. Featured Poem (by Geoff). The Chas King Column. Featured Artist - Doctor Feelgood. Anarchism and the Need for Dialogue. Chris and Siobhan Nelson. Shot in the Dark.

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Rhymes and Routes: August 2015

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." John Stuart Mill. Monday, 3 August 2015. ISIS and the Khmer Rouge - Hooray for "Our Side". A friend of mine recently posted, on Facebook, an article from the Independent by Robert Fisk. The chilling aspect of this is that such compromises have been reached before. As another great journalist, John Pilger, has said. In 1979. I well remember his impassioned film about the sufferings of Cambodia at that time. You can watch it here. Featured A...