The Girl who kicked the Hornet's nest
Steig Larsson
ISBN 978-1-84916-274-6
The Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson is a fascinating series of books which deserves an audience beyond the devotees of crime fiction.
The girl of the title is Lisbeth Salander. She is a victim of horrifying childhood abuse at the hands of a respectable psychiatrist. She develops skills as a computer hacker which she uses to wage a campaign against men who torture women.
The 21st century slave trade – in which girls from the former USSR are duped into working as prostitutes in Sweden and subjected to rape and torture often by respected members of society – is one of the less-documented stories of the collapse of communism loudly trumpeted by the apologists of capitalism as “the end of history.” .
The books themselves develop as exciting detective dramas with a background in fact. They talk openly about the corruption at the very highest levels in Swedish society. The author was himself a campaigning journalist who exposed the dirty work of Swedish and international capitalism.
So it is hardly surprising that Salander's co-worker is the charismatic journalist Mikael Blomkvist. He is also portrayed as being irresistible to women. You might think this is a little wish fulfilment by Mr Larssen, I, of course, couldn't possibly comment.
The links between big business, the security services and neo-nazis are explicit in the books but all under the guise of fiction of course. Stieg Larsson himself met an untimely and unexpected death. Truth really can be stranger than
fiction!
The first two books “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “The Girl who played with fire” have been turned into excellent films and I for one look forward to the film
version of this one.
Journalism (noun)
telling a story the people in power do not want to be told. Anything else is just advertising.
Thursday, August 09, 2018
Matter by Iain M Banks
Iain M Banks' Sci Fi novels novels are a romp through the ideas of Science Fiction – always interesting and always surprising. In that he resembles E E Doc Smith for the sheer exuberance of his writing. Fortunately he does not have Smith’s obsession with projectile weapons.
Banks’ novels often centre on a socialist society – known as “The Culture”. It is a society of abundance in which there is no poverty or war. "Matter" concerns how The Culture relates to the rest of the galaxy where war and poverty have not been abolished.
The Culture is a society where artificial intelligence has reached its highest expression and is regarded as equivalent to human beings – or vastly superior depending on your viewpoint! The wit and wisdom of the AIs and their relationship with the human members of the culture is part of the novel’s attraction.
The Shell Worlds are a theme of this novel. They are artificially created worlds which host a variety of life forms. One character from a shell world joins The Culture and then returns home to the relatively primitive society into which she was born when her father is assassinated. However in her absence she has become a member of the part of the Culture called “Special Circumstances” – an organisation of humans with enhanced powers. Special Circumstances alternately upholds and violates The Culture’s principle of non-interference with other life forms at every turn.
Instead of going back to grieve for her father she ends up with a mission to save the world. This is a book for science fiction fans and socialists. Iain M Banks is always good value for money.
Banks’ novels often centre on a socialist society – known as “The Culture”. It is a society of abundance in which there is no poverty or war. "Matter" concerns how The Culture relates to the rest of the galaxy where war and poverty have not been abolished.
The Culture is a society where artificial intelligence has reached its highest expression and is regarded as equivalent to human beings – or vastly superior depending on your viewpoint! The wit and wisdom of the AIs and their relationship with the human members of the culture is part of the novel’s attraction.
The Shell Worlds are a theme of this novel. They are artificially created worlds which host a variety of life forms. One character from a shell world joins The Culture and then returns home to the relatively primitive society into which she was born when her father is assassinated. However in her absence she has become a member of the part of the Culture called “Special Circumstances” – an organisation of humans with enhanced powers. Special Circumstances alternately upholds and violates The Culture’s principle of non-interference with other life forms at every turn.
Instead of going back to grieve for her father she ends up with a mission to save the world. This is a book for science fiction fans and socialists. Iain M Banks is always good value for money.
Xavier is a bookworm
I don't mean he reads a lot of books, although he does
I mean that he plays the free online game “Bookworm”
It improves your vocabulary and spelling.
It is free but will continually try to sell you a “better” version
So it also builds your resistance to advertising!
Bookwords has a lot of unusual words which are accepted by Bookworm
So it is quite useful for Bookworm, Lexicon, Bananas, Scrabble and other word games
Even more usefully it also has definitions
And yet more usefully you can add your own words to it if you get addicted to Bookworm
Ah did I mention Bookworm is addictive?
Well there are worse things to be addicted to
When you go to download Bookwords then Dropbox will invite you to join Dropbox. You do not need to do so, you can just download the file.
Others
Others
James Herbert
ISBN: 0333761170
Whenever a mother has a child she hopes the baby is going to be OK, not the kind of person who will suffer a lifetime of pain and abuse and ostracism. Most babies, apart from an unfortunate tendency to look like Winston Churchill, are like that. Some have disabilities which attract sympathy. Then there are the “others” of the title.
James Herbert is a top horror writer and resides in Sussex (this novel is set mainly in a realistic and recognisable Brighton). I read horror stories when I was a young teenager because a good horror story (and that is what James Herbert writes) take the reader to a world where they can escape the ordinary. This book however locates the extraordinary firmly in the ordinary.
I won’t put in too many spoilers here but it is a fairly standard narrative. Why do evil doctors have this strange need to tell heroes all their plans before they make improbably inefficient attempts to kill them?
However the main theme of the novel is the way society treats “others” and of course Brighton is teeming with “others” of various kinds. It is not a book for the queasy and the kind of horrific description at which James Herbert excels is there in abundance. It is highly readable for people who like this genre.
I repeat the warning. To read it is easy but it is not for the queasy.
The book was first published in 1999 and is available in a large print edition. Avoid reading the blurb on the back of the book by the way because it gives rather more spoilers than I do
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James Herbert
ISBN: 0333761170
Whenever a mother has a child she hopes the baby is going to be OK, not the kind of person who will suffer a lifetime of pain and abuse and ostracism. Most babies, apart from an unfortunate tendency to look like Winston Churchill, are like that. Some have disabilities which attract sympathy. Then there are the “others” of the title.
James Herbert is a top horror writer and resides in Sussex (this novel is set mainly in a realistic and recognisable Brighton). I read horror stories when I was a young teenager because a good horror story (and that is what James Herbert writes) take the reader to a world where they can escape the ordinary. This book however locates the extraordinary firmly in the ordinary.
I won’t put in too many spoilers here but it is a fairly standard narrative. Why do evil doctors have this strange need to tell heroes all their plans before they make improbably inefficient attempts to kill them?
However the main theme of the novel is the way society treats “others” and of course Brighton is teeming with “others” of various kinds. It is not a book for the queasy and the kind of horrific description at which James Herbert excels is there in abundance. It is highly readable for people who like this genre.
I repeat the warning. To read it is easy but it is not for the queasy.
The book was first published in 1999 and is available in a large print edition. Avoid reading the blurb on the back of the book by the way because it gives rather more spoilers than I do
Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Space Dog Alfred Worksheets
These worksheets are also available on the TES website.
Space Dog Alfred 1
Space Dog Alfred 2
Space Dog Alfred 3
Space Dog Alfred 4
Space Dog Alfred 4 Answers
Space Dog Alfred 5
You do not need to join Dropbox to download. The link takes you to Dropbox and you can just click on DOWNLOAD
Space Dog Alfred 1
Space Dog Alfred 2
Space Dog Alfred 3
Space Dog Alfred 4
Space Dog Alfred 4 Answers
Space Dog Alfred 5
You do not need to join Dropbox to download. The link takes you to Dropbox and you can just click on DOWNLOAD
Worksheets for Methold House class computer class
Control Codes
Word Basics
Ask Google
Digital Safety
Websites
Using the Internet 1
Using the Internet 2
Using the Internet 3
Using the Internet 4
Using the Internet 5
Using the Internet 6
Using the Internet - Pick and Choose
You will be invited to join Dropbox if you click on the link. You do not have to do so. You can just click on DOWNLOAD to download the worksheet.
A useful website for the course is
https://www.learnmyway.com/
It does ask too many questions but I always advise students not to use your real name or give a real email address and to refuse to answer impertinent questions!
Word Basics
Ask Google
Digital Safety
Websites
Using the Internet 1
Using the Internet 2
Using the Internet 3
Using the Internet 4
Using the Internet 5
Using the Internet 6
Using the Internet - Pick and Choose
You will be invited to join Dropbox if you click on the link. You do not have to do so. You can just click on DOWNLOAD to download the worksheet.
A useful website for the course is
https://www.learnmyway.com/
It does ask too many questions but I always advise students not to use your real name or give a real email address and to refuse to answer impertinent questions!
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
Project Fear
Bog-standard Blairites like Alistair Campbell are on the BBC seemingly every day advocating a second referendum on the EU. If they succeeded in getting a second referendum and the vote went in favour of the EU, this would be construed as a victory for the EU policies of austerity and privatisation.
For Blairites, this is preferable to a general election because they are too busy fighting the Labour Party's current leadership to be bothered fighting against the Tories. An election would place before the voters a clear choice between the EU policy of austerity and privatisation and a Labour alternative. That is a choice the Blairites do not want presented.
In the event of a second referendum, they can rely on the BBC to present their own "dodgy dossier" of "facts" on Brexit. You will all be starving, there will be troops on the streets to quell social unrest and keep essential supplies moving. If that is the BBC "fact check" on Radio Four then I wonder what their fiction department is like. Project Fear with knobs on!
Their stock-in-trade is lies.
The fight to bring down this ramshackle government is one which will have to take place without the help or hindrance of bog-standard Blairites. They are good for nothing.
For Blairites, this is preferable to a general election because they are too busy fighting the Labour Party's current leadership to be bothered fighting against the Tories. An election would place before the voters a clear choice between the EU policy of austerity and privatisation and a Labour alternative. That is a choice the Blairites do not want presented.
In the event of a second referendum, they can rely on the BBC to present their own "dodgy dossier" of "facts" on Brexit. You will all be starving, there will be troops on the streets to quell social unrest and keep essential supplies moving. If that is the BBC "fact check" on Radio Four then I wonder what their fiction department is like. Project Fear with knobs on!
Their stock-in-trade is lies.
The fight to bring down this ramshackle government is one which will have to take place without the help or hindrance of bog-standard Blairites. They are good for nothing.
Friday, August 03, 2018
Frank Field
Field notoriously voted for the Iraq war and became an accomplice of mass-murdering war criminal Tony Blair. Tom Belger's ill-informed and pathetic attempt to paint him as a radical on the basis of his campaigns during the last century do not alter the facts.
Amazon Author Page
Forget you had a daughter
For example, anyone who has read Midnight Express will have felt sympathetic to the protagonist but still felt, 1) he was a drug smuggler carrying an improbable amount of dope for his own use and 2) he seemed to have a contempt for the people and the country where he was imprisoned.
"Forget you had a daughter" by Sandra Gregory is the story of a drug smuggler who wound up in prison in Thailand and how she coped with the experience. She wound up in the infamous Lard Yao prison, jokingly referred to as the "Bangkok Hilton". If anyone begins this book thinking it is another "Midnight Express" they are soon disabused.
Sandra Gregory, who wrote the book with Michael Tierney, steers clear of that. The early chapters express her love for Thailand and the story ends with her regret that she can never go back there. She makes no bones about her guilt and/or stupidity. Moreover, she earned the disapprobation of some white prisoners because of her friendships with Thai prisoners and she has harsh words to say about the treatment of prisoners in British jails where she spent the last years of her sentence.
It doesn't sensationalise the sexual tension in a women's prison but doesn't skirt round it either.
The corruption in the prison was remarkable, prisoners could get most things on the black market but woe betide them if they couldn't pay their debts: "On one occasion a Nigerian woman had her bottom lip bitten off and fed to a cat, for not keeping up the repayments." I have to warn you that that is mild compared to some of the things reported in this book. It is not for those who are too fastidious.
Sandra Gregory is not obsessed with herself, throughout the book she observes and tells the stories of other prisoners. This is no sob story. Although it contains graphic descriptions of the conditions in prison it is written with some humour and is a very readable narrative.
Amazon Author Page
Thursday, August 02, 2018
BBC hate campaign
The BBC still hasn't produced a single anti-semitic remark from Jeremy Corbyn. Neither have any of his detractors among the bog-standard Blairites. This is passing strange.
However, the website evolvepolitics has drawn attention to the fact that the right-wing media just branded a Jewish Holocaust SURVIVOR as antisemitic to smear Jeremy Corbyn.
The article is here
The allegation amounts to guilt by association. People who have attended a meeting which Jeremy Corbyn chaired have said things he disagrees with. Isn't that the whole point of holding meetings? Views are exchanged and people don't necessarily agree. How on earth is there to be peace in the middle east if people who disagree won't hold talks?
However, the website evolvepolitics has drawn attention to the fact that the right-wing media just branded a Jewish Holocaust SURVIVOR as antisemitic to smear Jeremy Corbyn.
The article is here
The allegation amounts to guilt by association. People who have attended a meeting which Jeremy Corbyn chaired have said things he disagrees with. Isn't that the whole point of holding meetings? Views are exchanged and people don't necessarily agree. How on earth is there to be peace in the middle east if people who disagree won't hold talks?
Wednesday, August 01, 2018
Letter in the Guardian re freedom of speech
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/31/palestinians-in-the-uk-speak-out-for-the-right-to-freedom-of-speech
Amazon Author Page
The fundamental right to free expression, guaranteed by article 10 of the Human Rights Act, is first and foremost the right to “receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority”. We write to provide news of our existence, in the face of current attempts to negate it.
As British Palestinians, some citizens, others still stateless refugees, we remain bound by our common history, when previous generations of Palestinians were violently denied the right to self-determination by the British colonial power ruling Palestine from 1918. Deprived of our sovereign rights to our land, we were dispossessed of it by force in the establishment of the state of Israel, which the British colonial occupation oversaw through 1947 to 1948. There exist vast bodies of publicly available records, scholarly evidence and official testimonies to affirm these facts.
The reality of the Palestinian people’s ongoing dispossession belongs to the public space: Palestinian people have the right to impart information about these present and past injustices, as every British citizen has the right to hear this information, along with the ideas and arguments that emerge directly from it.
Accordingly, any use by public bodies of the IHRA examples on antisemitism that either inhibits discussion relating to our dispossession by ethnic cleansing, when Israel was established, or attempts to silence public discussions on current or past practices of settler colonialism, apartheid, racism and discrimination, and the ongoing violent military occupation, directly contravenes core rights. First, the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, who remain protected by international laws and conventions; and second, the rights of all those British citizens who stand by our side, in the solidarity of a common humanity.
We call on public bodies to actively protect and to promote accurate information about current and past events in the life of the Palestinian people, as part of Britain’s ongoing, and outstanding, colonial debt.
Omar Al-Qattan Chairman of the board of trustees, AM Qattan Foundation,Atallah Said Chairman, British Palestinian Policy Council, Professor Kamel Hawwash University of Birmingham, Professor Karma Nabulsi Univerity of Oxford, Nadia Hijab Author and human rights advocate, Dr Aimee ShalanCharity chief executive, Ben Jamal Director, Palestine Solidarity Campaign,Mazen Masri Managing director, Edgo, philanthropist, Sawsan AsfariPhilanthropist, founder educational charities, Zaher Birawi Chairman,Europal Forum, Salma Karmi-Ayyoub Barrister, Professor Suleiman SharkhUniversity of Southhampton, Professor Izzat Darwazeh UCL, Dr Adam HaniehReader in development, Soas, Dr Dina Matar Soas, Abu Helal Editor-in-chief, journalist, Dr Nimer Sultany Senior lecturer in public law, Soas, Dr Ghada Karmi Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, Akram Salhab Refugee and migrant organiser, Karl Sabbagh Author and publisher
Omar Al-Qattan Chairman of the board of trustees, AM Qattan Foundation,Atallah Said Chairman, British Palestinian Policy Council, Professor Kamel Hawwash University of Birmingham, Professor Karma Nabulsi Univerity of Oxford, Nadia Hijab Author and human rights advocate, Dr Aimee ShalanCharity chief executive, Ben Jamal Director, Palestine Solidarity Campaign,Mazen Masri Managing director, Edgo, philanthropist, Sawsan AsfariPhilanthropist, founder educational charities, Zaher Birawi Chairman,Europal Forum, Salma Karmi-Ayyoub Barrister, Professor Suleiman SharkhUniversity of Southhampton, Professor Izzat Darwazeh UCL, Dr Adam HaniehReader in development, Soas, Dr Dina Matar Soas, Abu Helal Editor-in-chief, journalist, Dr Nimer Sultany Senior lecturer in public law, Soas, Dr Ghada Karmi Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, Akram Salhab Refugee and migrant organiser, Karl Sabbagh Author and publisher
Amazon Author Page
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Sajid Javid the grim reaper.
In a cowardly capitulation to the "hang-em and flog-em" brigade on the Tory back benches, Sajid Javid has argued that the killing of "non-British" citizens is no concern of the British government. The jihadis have simply been deprived of their British citizenship to enable the government to effectively re-introduce the death penalty. The decision was revealed without parliamentary debate and only through a leak.
The fake argument has been used that Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh should not be allowed to "walk free". In point of fact "walking free" and the death penalty are not the only options. Sajid Javid is well aware of this. He does not stop his supporters from saying it though.
Anyone can be deprived of British citizenship and condemned to death under this new policy. It could be you. It could be me.
The Tory right are rubbing their hands with glee. The Sun is calling for blood and more blood. This is a shameful attempt to divert attention from a government which is falling apart at the seams. Sajid Javid should not be allowed to get away with it.
Amazon Author Page
The fake argument has been used that Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh should not be allowed to "walk free". In point of fact "walking free" and the death penalty are not the only options. Sajid Javid is well aware of this. He does not stop his supporters from saying it though.
Anyone can be deprived of British citizenship and condemned to death under this new policy. It could be you. It could be me.
The Tory right are rubbing their hands with glee. The Sun is calling for blood and more blood. This is a shameful attempt to divert attention from a government which is falling apart at the seams. Sajid Javid should not be allowed to get away with it.
Amazon Author Page
Friday, July 20, 2018
Domain of Dreams
“Domain of Dreams” is a book of short stories. It has something for everyone – adventure, romance, mystery and humour. Science says we cannot travel in time but in dreams and reveries, we can go to any place and time. The Domain of Dreams is the realm of your imagination. There are no limits.
Books are expensive and I am keen for readers to get Domain of Dreams from libraries for free. The ISBN is 978-1539351900 .
Educational Resources linked to Domain of Dreams are available free from the Times Educational Supplement on their website.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/domain-of-dreams-worksheet-1-11448747
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Teaching about the Internet - free worksheets
I gave up teaching definitely, definitively and never to return six years ago. Ahem. Well, I am now teaching people who are older than I am if you can believe that. Guildcare is a wonderful local charity in Worthing and I am pleased to be a volunteer with them.
It costs nothing to download the worksheets I am using from the TES website.
It costs nothing to download the worksheets I am using from the TES website.
Amazon Author Page
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Who Is America? (2018) | First Look | Sacha Baron Cohen SHOWTIME Series
Sacha Baron Cohen gets NRA and right Republicans to advocate arming three year olds. No wonder Palin said he was "evil".
For Sacha Baron Cohen to say these things is just a comic being outrageous. For the lawmakers of America to say these things makes you wonder if they are safe to have in power.
Amazon Author Page
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Pride report
We attended
Worthing Pride with the National Education Union. We were right
behind the Unison LGBT group. There were people from a variety of
political parties and of none. The West Sussex fire brigade
provided three fire engines which were a spectacular addition to
the parade.
We were marching to the beat of the Celebration Samba Band. I am very pleased so many people turned out including the police and the scouts.
No event in Worthing would be complete without the town crier, Bob Smytherman and he was there in full voice with his bell.
It is a coincidence that the Commander in Chief was visiting the UK at the same time but it is one in the eye for his prejudiced attitudes. If Pride has reached a traditional Conservative stronghold like Worthing it denotes a sea change in attitudes and it shows how homophobia is widely opposed in the UK.
There was a drone overhead and we assumed it was being used to take photos for local media. The couple from "Inspired by the Sea" were taking photos and a good percentage of the marchers had their mobile phones out too to record the event.
The parade was a lovely colourful, good-natured event and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Amazon Author Page
We were marching to the beat of the Celebration Samba Band. I am very pleased so many people turned out including the police and the scouts.
No event in Worthing would be complete without the town crier, Bob Smytherman and he was there in full voice with his bell.
It is a coincidence that the Commander in Chief was visiting the UK at the same time but it is one in the eye for his prejudiced attitudes. If Pride has reached a traditional Conservative stronghold like Worthing it denotes a sea change in attitudes and it shows how homophobia is widely opposed in the UK.
There was a drone overhead and we assumed it was being used to take photos for local media. The couple from "Inspired by the Sea" were taking photos and a good percentage of the marchers had their mobile phones out too to record the event.
The parade was a lovely colourful, good-natured event and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Amazon Author Page
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Monday, July 09, 2018
Boris "buggeration" Johnson.
The Foreign Secretary who knew as much about Africa as he did about Merseyside: he won't be missed.
Johnson has defended the history of colonialism, saying that it would be best if African countries were still colonised, and has also used language to describe black people which many consider racist - for which he has apologised.
He accused Liverpool of wallowing in "victim status" over the murder of Ken Bigley and the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster.
Johnson has defended the history of colonialism, saying that it would be best if African countries were still colonised, and has also used language to describe black people which many consider racist - for which he has apologised.
He accused Liverpool of wallowing in "victim status" over the murder of Ken Bigley and the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster.
Sunday, July 08, 2018
Data Protection Act fraud
The GDPR supposedly prevents organisations from charging for a subject access inquiry. In other words if they have information about you they have to hand it over and not charge you an arm and a leg to look at it. This means that inaccurate information can be corrected. For example if someone is refused a loan because they are listed as being bankrupt they can challenge the information. (based on a real case)
In fact the weasel words of the Data Protection Act are as follows
Requests for information are usually free. However, organisations can charge an administrative cost in some circumstances, for example if:
- you’re asking for a large amount of information
- your request will take a lot of time and effort to process
For example the police response to a subject access inquiry in the past was that they held data under 16 different headings and they could charge ten pounds for each heading. Most people would choose not to have the information!
Saturday, July 07, 2018
#worthingflash Writers of the world unite!
The breakdown by country of visitors to the #worthingflash site is as follows: United Kingdom 525
Ireland 56
United States 43
Germany 14
Peru 11
Turkey 7
Philippines 6
France 5
Malta 5
United Arab Emirates 4 I don't have an issue with people outside Worthing sending in flash fiction. I remember being rather annoyed at an Australian site which rejected my work not on merit but because I am not Australian. Writers of the World unite!
Amazon Author Page
Friday, July 06, 2018
Pot Pourri
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077WCH2PQ Pot Pourri, a collection of short stories. Free from Amazon for five days. Free to borrow from the library any day. #potpourri
For the benefit of everyone I haven't told already, the title is to annoy the DUP who always shout "No Pot Pourri" at their rallies.
Thursday, July 05, 2018
https://worthingflash.blogspot.com is now live
https://worthingflash.blogspot.com/2018/07/modern-times.html Can you do better? Of course you can. Then post your flash fiction to worthingflash@gmail.com and the best will appear on the blog. Flash fiction welcome from pupils, teachers, pensioners and anyone else for that matter. I won't reject your work if you are not from Worthing because that would be ridiculous. Writers of the World unite.
A story about modern times
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
The website that asked too many questions
I teach a course for people who are older than I am (66+) on IT safety so I thought a website called http://www.learnmyway.com with a free course on staying safe online might be useful. Trying the site out, however, I found it did the very thing I warn my students about. It asked for information including name, address and email address These are quite unnecessary for websites offering a free service. I strongly advise students against giving any such information unless they want to have their email inbox flooded with advertising rubbish.
Many a time people have fallen for pubs and hotels which demand email addresses for internet access. Once they have done that they bombard the hapless victim with special offers and rubbish. These days the emails have a tiny tiny "unsubscribe" at the bottom which most of my students simply cannot see.
Many a time people have fallen for pubs and hotels which demand email addresses for internet access. Once they have done that they bombard the hapless victim with special offers and rubbish. These days the emails have a tiny tiny "unsubscribe" at the bottom which most of my students simply cannot see.
Thursday, June 07, 2018
Resources on the TES website
You can access all my resources from this page.
https://www.tes.com/member/helpline2
I have uploaded 24 resources.
They have been viewed over 16,847 times and downloaded over 8,395 times.
Here is an example:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mirror-of-eternity-worksheets-6295946
https://www.tes.com/member/helpline2
I have uploaded 24 resources.
They have been viewed over 16,847 times and downloaded over 8,395 times.
Here is an example:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mirror-of-eternity-worksheets-6295946
Thursday, May 24, 2018
alt right "white Zionists"?
"Richard Spencer, the de facto leader of the “alt-right” white supremacist movement in the US, lucidly articulated that argument when he answered a reporter on Israel’s Channel 2, who asked him about the chants of “blood and soil” which his followers were declaiming at the Charlottesville rally in Virginia earlier this month."
"Spencer explained that, logically, Zionists should “respect” his views: “... an Israeli citizen, someone who understands your identity, who has a sense of nationhood and peoplehood, and the history and experience of the Jewish people, you should respect someone like me, who has analogous feelings about whites. You could say that I am a white Zionist – in the sense that I care about my people, I want us to have a secure homeland for us and ourselves. Just like you want a secure homeland in Israel"."
The full article is here
The alt-right, it need hardly be added, are no friends of the Jewish people. The BBC witch-hunt against Ken Livingstone glosses over stories like these but they ought to be a matter of concern.
Saturday, May 12, 2018
#Worthingflash
#Worthingflash
A
feast of flash fiction and short stories from writers in Worthing.
Wednesday
4th
July 2018
5.30
pm to 7.00 pm
The
New Park Community and Arts Association
New
Park Road
Chichester
PO19
7XY
Derek
McMillan
Julian
M Miles
Caroline
Osella
Admission
£1 from
Friday, May 04, 2018
500 percent increase in number of Labour Councillors
The results for Worthing are very good news for Labour.
| There were only 13 seats in contention which means that 38.46 percent of the seats available went to Labour. | |||||||||||
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