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Gradually and then suddenly the late queen’s pampering of her second son is on the lips of British people who are fast losing faith in the royals
Andrew with his adoring mother, the late Queen Elizabeth 11 By Trevor Grundy “A man who has been the indisputable favourite of his mother keeps for life the… Read more >
Jimmy Savile 1926-2026: Centenary year of the birth of a paedophile who groomed a nation and fooled a pope and a future king
Steve Coogan played the role of Jimmy Savile in the four-part BBC documentary “The Reckoning.” The magician’s trick is to make the audience look the wrong way. Jimmy Savile… Read more >
The Seven Year Itch: Parliament, Power and the Road to Zimbabwe in 2030
President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is anxious to stay where he is for at least another few years, maybe longer than that. Democracy is not a slogan. It is… Read more >
Palace in Wonderland
Royals at work – But daylight has destroyed the “magic” of Britain’s most privileged family Sources at Buckingham Palace tell journalists that ‘providing a testimony is now a matter… Read more >
Decades after political independence, Africans are still walking along a dusty road that leads to personal freedom
Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere was hailed as a great African socialist and leader, praised by Britain, China and the World Bank (Picture by Adarsh Nayar) The American country song tells… Read more >