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Posted on Thu 19 Mar 2026
Don’t expect Iran to surrender: suffering is the ultimate virtue to Shias Tehran
I remember, during the Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s, seeing teenagers and old men being given green keys to Paradise and marched off to be cannon fodder for the Iraqi guns. When they were killed (or “martyred”), …continue reading »
Posted on Sun 8 Feb 2026
Was the Queen a remainer or leaver? - The Round Table - December 2025
In his book of Power and the Palace (Headline Press,2025), Valentine Low tells us of a minister who claims that the late Queen told him, ‘We shouldn’t leave the EU’ and ‘it’s better to stick with the devil you …continue reading »
Posted on Tue 28 Oct 2025
A Pope for the poor - The Church of England Newspaper - April 2025
One aspect of Pope Francis’ life, which everyone noticed was his outgoing nature. I could give many examples of this, but one which comes to mind at once was the occasion when some of us were travelling behi…continue reading »