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Christians in Europe share a common memory of the murdered saint who defied an English king
By TREVOR GRUNDY Thomas Becket, the 12th century’s “turbulent priest” whose murder in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170 brought a powerful mediev0al monarch to his knees during a… Read more >
Investigative journalist pays £90,000 to go free in Magufuli’s independent media bashing Tanzania
25th February 2020 A report in The Times (today) said that Erick Kabendera was persuaded to admit money laundering and tax vasion to get out of prison. But he was… Read more >
Gandhi: Will he be the next victim of Britain’s ‘politically correct’ militants?
While a student campaign has failed to stop a statue of Mahatma Gandhi being raised in Manchester, the row over his bigoted attitudes continues to rage – including in India…. Read more >
Doris Lessing (1919-2013) Self-proclaimed ‘Useful Idiot’ for the Soviet Union
Doris Lessing was critical about herself, much more so than the people who wrote obituaries about her following her death at her London home in November 2013. From 1942… Read more >
Who put Mugabe into power?
In a two- page obituary (four colour pictures and one black and white) highlighting the life and times of Robert Mugabe published in The Times on Saturday 7th September 2019,… Read more >