Monthly Archives: July 2013

Bomber Harris


Arthur Harris was born in 1892; his parents didn’t think him clever enough to go to Eton as his brothers had before, so gave him the choice of joining the army or going to the colonies. He chose the latter … Continue reading

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The Spirit of Ecstasy


Again the squirrels appeared out of nowhere sending this week’s missive spinning off in a obtuse direction. I was quietly minding my own business looking at a classic car collection when I spotted a figurine of 2 horses heads mounted … Continue reading

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‘Black is Beautiful’


As soon as they came to power in 1948 the National Party started the policy of apartheid in South Africa. Two years earlier in 1946 Steven Bantu Biko had been born. His progressive thinking father was studying to be a … Continue reading

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