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Left Being Realistic: November 2010
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Saturday, 27 November 2010. Winter reading, "Gulag: A History" by Anne Applebaum. It is winter here in northern Europe. What better than to stay indoors, wrap up warm with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book. The perfect accompaniment. To the winter snow is to read Anne Applebaum's. Friday, 19 November 2010. News on Irvine Welsh and Skagboys. The latest news is that Irvine Welsh's.
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Left Being Realistic: Vasily Grossman's 'Life and Fate'
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Thursday, 30 December 2010. Vasily Grossman's 'Life and Fate'. Continuing my theme of winter reading (see below Anne Applebaum's. I am now half way through Vasily Grossman’s fictional work. For more see: http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life and Fate. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). And keep your eyes open, you may even spot the odd book review. Hunter S. Thompson "The only thing I eve...
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Left Being Realistic: Drugs and a hero of 7/7
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Wednesday, 5 January 2011. Drugs and a hero of 7/7. Http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12118069. This is a story of a firefighter that has been jailed for 14 years on a conviction of drugs smuggling. This firefighter was commended for his rescue work during the bombings in London on the 7th July 2005. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hunter S. Thompson "The only thing I ever saw t...
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Left Being Realistic: Media review of 'Life and Fate'
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Thursday, 6 January 2011. Media review of 'Life and Fate'. Http:/ www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/09/life-fate-vasily-grossman. To LBR re Life and Fate. I saw this review of 'Life and Fate' and I thought I would share it. It is indeed a classic. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). And keep your eyes open, you may even spot the odd book review. Hunter S. Thompson "The only thing I eve...
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Left Being Realistic: Playing at 70
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Thursday, 30 December 2010. Http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12083945. This Grandad of eight is still playing rugby at the age of 70 years young. He is my inspiration. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). And keep your eyes open, you may even spot the odd book review. The picture in the header title is the bottom part of the Adam Smith statue in Edinburgh. Good on ya Bob! There w...
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Left Being Realistic: For even more on X Factor....
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Thursday, 30 December 2010. For even more on X Factor. Look to Irvine Welsh comments on Tony Wilson. Http:/ www.irvinewelsh.net/journalism.aspx. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). And keep your eyes open, you may even spot the odd book review. The author has worked in various industries, including a year's national service for a public body that is heavily into it's audit, and still has n...
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Left Being Realistic: January 2011
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Wednesday, 12 January 2011. Pubs can sell booze for longer: Gawd bless ya Royal Family. Are we really to believe that the Wedding is not being used as propaganda for the House of Windsor? Http:/ www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hBg7p0FsMkJ11qtaFzJFDVAs9T3A? Thursday, 6 January 2011. Media review of 'Life and Fate'. To LBR re Life and Fate. Khodorkovsky and Russian Justice.
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Left Being Realistic: Telling it like it is....LBR approves
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. 8220;People get the government they deserve. Unfortunately, I get the government they deserve too.”. 8220;I’ve never voted Tory before . and they keep on reminding me why.”. 8220;A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.”. 8220;Liberty means responsibility. That is why most dread it.”. George Santayana – Philosopher and Poet. 8220;Fas...
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Left Being Realistic: July 2010
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Friday, 9 July 2010. A day in Preston Station. On a long journey through England, waiting for a train in a waiting room I saw these signs. Just proving to me that History is alive, well and still with us. The Gamble" by Thomas E. Ricks. In terms of quality and tone this book picks up where the previous book, 'Fiasco'. P331 “Among those that still talks of an American ‘victory&#...Was alway...
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Left Being Realistic: June 2010
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Thoughts from a left of centre realist - Liberty, Equality,Fraternity and Books. Telling it like it is.LBR approves. Wednesday, 30 June 2010. One day, somebody will die. A fire at a cannabis factory. If there was a fire at a brewery we would be asking questions about how we can improve safety regulations. An illegal product is beyond our ability to improve the methods used to make its production safe. Prohibition is the cause of the problem. Not the solution. Tuesday, 29 June 2010. And The Crow Road.