A New Christian Creed A New Christian Creed – What Christians believe Christian churches are characterised by “creeds”: systems of belief to which members must, at least nominally, subscribe in order to be recognised as Christians. However all beliefs imply … Continue reading
How to write your autobiography – A free course How to write your autobiography – A free course – INTRODUCTION For years I recommended to people that they should write their autobiography, not with any particular view to publication but … Continue reading
Jim Williams Newspaper Articles – https://jimwilliamsbooks.com/ “Jim Williams first hit the news when his early novels had the uncanny knack of coming true. The Hitler Diaries was published nine months before the celebrated forgery came out. Farewell to Russia dealt … Continue reading
The Kindness of Strangers The other day my wife was on a train to a business meeting in Yorkshire. A poor young woman was in the same carriage, traveling for a job interview using a cheap ticket that turned out … Continue reading
Planned lectures for 2019: Bramhall Men’s Probus – on the subject of Great Forgers – 23 March 2019 Grange Lecture Society – on the subject of Casanova – a return visit Heaton Literary and Philosophical Society – on the subject … Continue reading
This band is a trio of two guitars and a singer. We heard them at the Quay Hotel and Spa in Deganwy, North Wales. I don’t make a habit of posting reviews of bands, but listening to these guys for … Continue reading
Lady Diana Mosley was one of the Mitford sisters, six siblings who were famous for their intelligence, beauty, charm and independence. I came across them when reading Nancy Mitford’s three romans à clef, in which the entire family provides a … Continue reading
Donald Trump has made me virtuous A couple of days ago I ripped the bottom out of my car by driving over a dragon’s-teeth barrier on the driveway to a golf club where an excellent gig of Brazillian music was … Continue reading
Jim Williams’ American Values American Values, a controversial re-write of American history by Jim Williams: To read a sample, click here Conspiracies are not meant to be understood. America in the Fall of 1963. The ageing “Big A” has been … Continue reading
EVENTS 2018-2019 – 22 January 2018 revision Stockport U3A – 2 October 2019 (sic) – Subject: “Casanova” – This is a follow up to a successful lecture on Charlatans and Frauds delivered in January 2018, which was itself a follow-up … Continue reading
The Riyadh Test and the Trump Test We human beings are a lazy crowd and look for quick rules of thumb (“heuristics” as they are called in the philosophy trade) to help us make quick judgments about situations. I have … Continue reading