Politics
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End Of Terror Meeting with Politician, Jessica Morden MP
This morning I met with my local MP Jessica Morden. Jessica represents Labour and is the parliamentary representative for the Newport East constituency. Over the past few years that I have known Jessica we have had two face-to-face meetings scheduled that have unfortunately not materialised due to me being sectioned on both occasions by mental health… Continue reading
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Report on Mental Health in Southeast Wales for John Griffiths AM and Jessica Morden MP
I have been a non-consenting patient of southeast Wales’ mental health services since 2nd April 1997. I have almost amassed twenty years of living within this closed mental health system. I write this report with a view to enacting real change for the better for myself and other end users of the mental health services in… Continue reading
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Review: The Art Of Betrayal – Life and Death in the British Secret Service – by Gordon Corera
They say that truth is often stranger than fiction and this book that I have given a 5 star rating reads very fluently and tells the real story of British secret service agents as they engage in the art of espionage across the globe. True heroes and heroines emerge as you quickly flutter through the… Continue reading
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Review: Spain 1812-2004 – by Christopher J Ross
I have read this book as I am doing a university course next year on Spanish History in the Modern Period. The book is devised for language students and at the end of each chapter excerpts in Spanish are provided, with translations, which are really useful. The book has some great side notes, detailing often… Continue reading
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Review: The Rise Of Islamic State – by Patrick Cockburn
This is an excellent introductory text for those wishing to better understand the complex details of the rise of Islamic State, ISIS or ISIL. From its arrival due to the Syrian Civil War and its cancerous spread into post-war Iraq, this extremist-terrorist Sunni Islamic (Wahhabi) nation/fundamentalist organisation, has been indefatigable. The best minds and theorists… Continue reading
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Review: Women and the Second World War in France, 1939-1948: Choices and Constraints – by Hanna Diamond
This book focuses on the role of French women during World War 2 and the immediate aftermath. It is clear that the women of France bore the brunt of dealing with the occupier, very often their men away, detained as prisoners of war or, for example, sequestered to work abroad in the Fatherland, Germany. Women… Continue reading
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Review: Franco and The Spanish Civil War – by Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses
This book is a nice, concise look at the Spanish Civil War. I used it for revision purposes, to remind myself of some of the details of heavier tomes that I have encountered on this subject. The author’s analysis of the causes of the War are precise and factual, without noticeable bias. The account of… Continue reading
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Review : Chávez: Venezuela and the New Latin America – by Aleida Guevara
This book is based on a series of interviews given by Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, to the daughter of Che Guevara, Aleida. Although the book doesn’t cover the entire period of Chavez’ rule up until his demise, it presents a wonderful tale and grasps fundamental insight into the way the mind works of one of… Continue reading
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Review: The Politics of Translation in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance – by Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Luise von Flotow, Daniel Russell
The book discovered at Cardiff University provides valuable insights into historical translation, particularly during the Renaissance and Middle Ages. It emphasizes the significance of French and Latin, explores the story of Etienne Dolet, and critiques Montaigne’s translation work. Overall, it serves as a useful resource for understanding the complexities and cultural implications of translation. Continue reading
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Review: Tudors – by Peter Ackroyd
Tudors by Peter Ackroyd My rating: 4 of 5 stars The second volume of Ackroyd’s history of England, this work covers one of the most astonishing and exciting periods of English history. Two of the most revered and famous monarchs existed in the Tudor period, that of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The whole reformation… Continue reading
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