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Consumer Choice and the Power of Big Retail
The power of big retail significantly influences consumer choice by dominating market availability and pricing, while also dictating product selection and trends through advertising. This impact can restrict diversity, favoring larger brands over smaller producers. Ultimately, although consumers may perceive ample options, big retail often shapes their purchasing decisions and overall shopping experience. Continue reading
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City Road, Cardiff
In your own words, define ‘making and remaking’ and provide one example of this that can be seen on City Road. City Road has a rich and diverse history and is in a constant state of flux. In ‘making and remaking’ this change can be examined in how it reflects on the social characters that… Continue reading
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Review: Before Bletchley Park – The Codebreakers of The First World War – by Paul Gannon
I have previously read a lot of material on World War 2 codebreakers and the likes of Alan Turing and their critical work against Enigma and the invention of modern computing during that period. Of course, codebreaking and cryptography is not a new science and has been a critical part of both war and diplomacy… Continue reading
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Review: Queens of the Crusades – by Alison Weir
I had previously read Alison Weir’s most excellent book specifically on Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine many years ago so the author was familiar to me. I chanced upon this title in my local library (Caldicot) and thought I’d give it a go. It covers the lives of several British Queens, or rather the historical period… Continue reading
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Review: The Assault On Truth – Boris Johnson and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism – by Peter Oborne
I think everyone that has ever heard of Boris Johnson associates him with lies. Oborne, who is an established veteran political journalist, in this relatively brief text, exposes the extent of the former Conservative Prime Minister’s almost total aversion to the truth. He reckons Johnson has told over thousands of lies and although the scope… Continue reading
Angela Merkel, Atlantic, Bill Clinton, Boris Johnson, British society, Code of Conduct, Conservative, Conservatives, DOnald Trump, East German, East Germany, ethics, Eton, Etonian, false, Germany, Government, integrity, Iraq, Iraq War, journlaist, liar, lies, media, Military, Ministerial Code, morality, parliament, Peter Oborne, politician, politicians, Politics, poltiics, President, science, society, Tony Blair, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, USA, values, war, Washinton -
Review: Spare – by Prince Harry
If you were a hermit living in a remote cave then I expect that even you would be well aware that Prince Harry and his wife have been in the news recently quite a lot. Initially I decided I was going to avoid the mass hysteria and not tune into the Netflix documentary and certainly… Continue reading
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Review: Class of 88 – Find the Warehouse. Lose the Hitmen. Pump the Beats – by Wayne Anthony
The book narrates Wayne Anthony’s experience as a promoter in the groundbreaking Acid House music scene of late 1980s Britain. It chronicles his battles against authorities and the evolving culture marked by ecstasy use, while candidly acknowledging the mental health risks associated with drug use. The narrative reflects both hedonism and a cautionary message for… Continue reading
Acid, acid house, acid house culture, acid house politics, Biology, Class of 88, COcaine, crime, Criminal Justice Act, dance music, DJ, djs, ecstasy, Fantasy FM, Genesis, Great Britain, illegal parties, kidnapping, LSD, mental patients, Military, music, narcotics, narcotrafficking, party, police, Politics, promoter, Summer of Love, UK, warehouse parties, Wayne Anthony -
Review: The Dragons and the Snakes – How The Rest Learned to Fight The West – by David Kilcullen
This is one of the very best books I have ever read. It is up to date material and full of cutting edge military theory and ideas and I believe is critical essential reading for any politician or military personnel, especially those who conduct their employment in the NATO led West. I am no stranger… Continue reading
9/11, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, AQI, Australia, Australian, Brexit, Byzantine, China, Chinese, cold war, Combat Darwinism, Communism, Communist, cyberwarfare, Darwin, David Kilcullen, democracy, DOnald Trump, Dragons, economic warfare, Estonia, evolution, Gorbachev, Hezbollah, Hydra, information warfare, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Kremlin, Liminal Warfare, Military, military theory, modern warfare, Moscow, NATO, Navy, North Korea, oligarch, Osama Bin LAden, People's Liberation Army, PLA, Putin, Qiao Liang, Russia, Russian, Snakes, South China Sea, Soviet Union, Syria, Taliban, terrorism, terrorist, The Dragons and The Snakes, Trump, UK, Ukraine, Unrestricted Warfare, US election, USA, USSR, Vladimir Putin, Wang Xiangsui, war, War On Terror -
Review: Blood Year – Islamic State and the Failures of the War on Terror – by David Kilcullen
This is the second book that I have read by David Kilcullen. The author is a former Australian soldier and a senior advisor to the US Military in addition to being a leading theorist of modern warfare. This book looks deeply at the fundamental Islamic terrorist state ISIS. ISIS grew out of the ashes of… Continue reading
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Review: Happy Mondays – Excess All Areas – by Simon Spence
This is the third Simon Spence book that I have read. He is a very talented music journalist from Manchester with a taste for documenting, wild, stylish cultural movements that have emerged from the Madchester craziness. Excess All Areas covers perhaps the most successful and innovative band to have ridden the early acid house craze… Continue reading
Acid, acid house, Barbados, Cardiff University, Clubbing, COcaine, crack, crack cocaine, dancer, Depeche Mode, drums, E, Electronic Music, Excess All Areas, Factory Records, festivals, Gary Whelan, Greatest Hits, guitar, Hacienda, Happy Mondays, Happy Mondays Greatest Hits, hedonist, heroin addiction, journalist, Joy Division, keyboard, Madchester, Manchester, Mark Bez Berry, Mark Day, Melody Maker, music, music tehnology, narcotics, New Order, NME, Paul Davies, Paul Oakenfold, Paul ryder, polydrug, Princess Diana, rock music, SBez, scallies, Shaun Ryder, shopflifting, simon spence, SPectrum, steve osbourne, substance abuse, Tony Wilson, UK, USA
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