by Terence Strong | Feb 9, 2014 | Posts
Nelson Mandela has gone. It was the moment that many in southern Africa have dreaded. The legacy he left was the African National Congress (the ANC) ruling political party and the notion of a so-called rainbow nation of reconciliation between blacks, whites and...
by Terence Strong | Jan 16, 2014 | Posts
Some sixteen years ago, a story circulating in Westminster was that the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) had been set up under the influence or encouragement of the traditional British Establishment in order to lance the boil of ‘Euro-scepticism’ from the main...
by Terence Strong | Nov 13, 2013 | Posts
A READER’S LETTER As a now retired ex ITN senior cameraman of 30+ years service mainly spent in the worlds sharp end conflicts I per chance picked up Wheels of Fire in a hotel in Cuba last week and thought I must congratulate you on a very accurate and moving...
by Terence Strong | Nov 13, 2013 | Posts
There is little doubt that the so-called Arab Spring has been a mixed blessing for all concerned, the inhabitants of those countries caught up in it and the rest of the world. We in the West are very fond of trying to impose our cultural values on others. And however...
by Terence Strong | Jun 25, 2013 | Posts
THIS POSTING RECEIVED AS ANONYMOUS: The Royal Navy is proud to announce its new fleet of Type 45 destroyers. Having initially named the first two ships HMS Daring and HMS Dauntless, the Naming Committee has, after intensive pressure from Brussels, renamed them HMS...
