I rarely blog about politics, the last one was on 2nd January this year, but with the exit of the UK from the EU coming in a month I thought I would get something written. The exit day is in the middle of Lent and I will be blogging on other things through that time. …
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Another referendum will not change anything, and why we need one.
Another Brexit blog You may say, "That's just what we need, another blog about Brexit, as if the internet is not already full of too many of them," and you would be right. So why am I, so early in the New Year writing about this? It is because the call for a second referendum …
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Eating your way around the world
History of Huddersfield Immigration. To eat your way around the world you do not have to spend thousands of pounds going on a world cruise. Most of your eating will be the ship food, as good as it is that will not have the variety of eating in the countries you visit. Instead you can …
The Naked Cyclist (3)
WNBR York Saturday 23 June 2018 I am at it again, demonstrating for cycle safety. Two weeks ago it was Manchester, now the World Naked Bike Ride turns to York. I am hoping that it will be a bit warmer, there was a bit of a chill on the last one. In order that the …
The naked cyclist (2)
WNBR Manchester Friday, 8th June, 2018 Well it happened, I took my kit off and cycled around the centre of Manchester as part of the World Naked Bike Ride, and it was a blast. It was a protest, but a protest like no other I have been on before, it was more like a …
The naked cyclist
Vulnerability on the roads It is more than 12 ears ago, but my life was changed by being involved in a road traffic accident while cycling home from work. This year I am protesting for the safety of vulnerable road users, not just cyclists, by taking part in the World Naked Bike Ride in both …
Luddites
Luddites My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 17 June 2017 In our back garden are five posts . These short posts are older than our hose, …
