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Remembering Hiroshima 70 years on
Here is a poem I wrote today as we remember the dropping of nuclear bombs over Japan 70 years ago. The image shows the commemoration ceremony. The event emphasised the need to decommission the weapons we are still pointing at each… Read More ›
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A solution for ISIS
I was going to write a long article about how we can derive solutions. Instead, I’ve composed the following poem considering that we seemed to be leaving it to our politicians to come up with a solution. To let them… Read More ›
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Where are the religious leaders at this time of war?
The other week on the Media Watch show one of my guest’s asked why there is no emphasis on a Spiritual solution to the troubles in the world, a case in point ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Consider also the… Read More ›
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BBC Sports coverage during Commonwealth Games 2014 – disappointing
BBC Sports coverage needs to widen its horizons! I suggest you visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/commonwealth-games/28228974 Year after year, tournament after tournament the BBC are obsessed with the performance of British athletes. The medal table says it all: I’ve always had issues with… Read More ›
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The Sounds of Space
I was inspired to write this today, having watched the following video: The Sounds of Space We think we’re so great on this land of birth Yet we’re just a spec with no settlement or worth We bitch and position… Read More ›