In the first three paragraphs, John Ruskin is describing his 1849 visit to the Grande Chartreuse. This is the head-monastery of the Carthusian (Catholic) monastic
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John Ruskin on Byron’s ‘Perfect’ Revolutionary Paragraph
‘Of course, I could no more measure Byron’s greatest powers at this time than I could Turner’s; but I saw that both were right in
The Disintegration of Life in the UK (2010-2019)
Since the founding of the British National Health System (NHS) in 1948, the lives of millions of people have been saved or enhanced (augmented by
When Henry VIII Killed 72,000 Vagabonds…
It is common knowledge (or should be) that ‘capitalism’ routinely ‘kills’ as part of its division of labour, but many people remain blissfully unaware that
Hong Kong Phoey (Quicker Than the Human Eye)!
The Chinese State, I would add, has behaved impeccably in this matter against tremendous provocation from the US! In the meantime, the BBC and Fox News continue to broadcast obvious lies and racist propaganda designed to topple the administration of the Communist Party of China (CPC). This approach will not work as it lacks any basic understanding of the reality of Chinese culture, Chinse history and the collective will of the Chinese people. The Chinese people will prevail! Long Live Communist China!
Communist Party of Britain – Boycotting EU Elections (23.5.2019)
The people of Britain voted to leave the European Union on 23.6.2016. The British Media had presented the situation as the nice EU Vs British