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Lt. George W. B. Cairns, 42nd Black WatchMy father served with the Black Watch during World War II and subsequently with the Metropolitan police in London. I remember as I […]

I lived in the USA for many years – in Boston, Chicago, Silicon Valley, Nashville and Raleigh, North Carolina. And while the closest I got to the deep mid-west and south is Chicago and Nashville, I travelled extensively too, so I think I can make a case for a better understanding of American culture than […]
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It is impossible for me to write anything at the moment other than as it relates to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  All else seems insignificant although I don’t subscribe to the view that because of this all else should be forgiven or forgotten (this morning’s news of a Christmas Eve massacre in Myanmar set […]
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Although the last 77 years have not been free of conflict and the horrors of war and genocide, those of us who have grown up in a western democracy have become used to a privileged lifestyle, to living in peace, benefiting from the steady advance of global trade, innovation and technology in the main.  I […]
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(Click on heading to leave a comment at bottom of page) The drums are beginning to throb.  I have been hearing more voices in the last few weeks talking about inflation, so much so that I’ve started to think about what may be ahead.  ‘Respected’ figures in different countries such as Bank of England policy […]
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(Click on heading to leave a comment at bottom of page) First a little note to set the stage: I have found that most people outside of Britain do not understand the difference between the British Isles, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.  The UK is the combination of 3 nations and 1 territory.  These […]
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