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Fascism: Where it came from and the tacit support it received from prominent figures
Failed Fuhrers – A History of Britain’s Extreme Right by Graham Macklin (Routledge and New York -www.routledge.com) US$ 26.00. pp. 580. “Some day, in the not too distant… Read more >
Mr Clean’s decade as Tanzania’s head of state was marred by mismanagement and corruption
Ben Mkapa (pictured) dismantled Nyerere’s Ujamaa and replaced it with a free market set-up riddled with home-grown nepotism and corruption By Trevor Grundy Benjamin Mkapa, the journalist who… Read more >
Ndabaningi Sithole’s place in African history is assured whether Zanu(PF) likes it or not
Ndabaningo Sithole with Herbert Chitepo who was assassinated in Lusaka in March 1975. (Picture: Trevor Grundy Archives) By Trevor Grundy July 21 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth… Read more >
Covid-19: Leading British philosopher wonders if mankind is descending into a state of collective derangement
TREVOR GRUNDY says that a review by the British philosopher John Gray of a two-year old book by an American historian is worth reading because of the fresh… Read more >
More die in Britain as police warn of a long, hot violent summer
A beach at Southend -on- Sea after the lockdown. Hello Summer. Goodbye social distancing. By Trevor Grundy London, June 26, 2020 – – – Charles Whitty the chief medical… Read more >
Ruth Weiss is honoured for her fight against racism and anti-Semitism
Ruth Weiss speaks at a discussion group in Harare in the early 1980s in Harare, Zimbabwe where she worked training young African reporters and sub-editors (Picture: Trevor Grundy) … Read more >
Slaughter of the Innocents -That kind of thing can’t happen here . . .
Slaughter of the Innocents: That kind of thing can’t happen here . . . By Trevor Grundy Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock is thankful that Black Lives Matter (BLM)… Read more >
Police fear arrival of the “perfect storm” in race-torn UK this weekend
By Trevor Grundy London, June 10, 2020 – – – Police officers fear that the “perfect storm” is brewing and that this weekend could see violence across the UK –… Read more >
Death of George Floyd inspires students at Oxford University to make another bid to get rid of statue of Cecil Rhodes
By Trevor Grundy Canterbury, June 8, 2020 — At 1700 (GMT) tomorrow, hundreds of students will meet the police outside Oriel College ,Oxford University, to renew their call for… Read more >
The British public will not forgive being taken for fools, says The Times
“Fasten your safety belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.” By Trevor Grundy Canterbury (June 5, 2020) – – – Boris Johnson’s refusal to acknowledge mistakes… Read more >