Five Ways to Lose a Cyber War
Today’s US reactions to Russia’s alleged hacker support for the Republican election campaign show us how NOT to counter a cyber attack campaign. Don’t reveal you know you’ve been attacked. Don’t tell anybody that...
Author: Hugh McManners
Prosecuting Old Soldiers in Northern Ireland
Why don’t the people of Northern Ireland protest against these attempts to prosecute British Army pensioners? Apart from the injustice, it risks destabilising a fragile peace? So here’s why they should: We’re told the...
US Navy Seals’ 70th Anniversary Film
San Diego’s Coronado Island is home to one of the world’s most elite special force units, the US Navy Seals. They recently unveiled a life-size statue called “The Naked Warrior”, commemorating the dedication and sacrifice...
Cold Weather: Fairbanks and Oxford
It’s been properly winter cold here in Oxford England- after a great summer and mild autumn. Which means the temperature dropped just below zero… But today our Oxford weather’s reverted to being the usual...
Trading Places 2: Green Politics and Keeping Warm in Fairbanks Alaska and Oxford (England)
Green Party Lights in Alaska In both Fairbanks and Oxford, environmental issues are important. For Oxfordonians the interest is indirect, academic (and caring), whereas Fairbanks is surrounded by vulnerable tundra. The East Oxford Council ward...
Trading Places: Cycling in Oxford and Fairbanks Alaska
Oxford England – as some Americans would say, is one of the world’s bicycle cities. With the exception of Headington Hill, it’s flat, and being a medieval city, a push bike is the best...
Bombing Daesh – More Thought Please
Sunday, 29 November 2015 The UK Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn’s logic and actions so far in saying that the case for bombing Syria has not yet been made, are correct. The case has not been made...
Most UK Votes Are Wasted
The reality of UK parliamentary democracy is that the views of millions of actual vote are lost in the ballot box. They make no difference to the outcome. SO now that I’ve just voted...
UK Urgently Needs a Green Pressure Group
Green issues are far too important to be politicised. A conversation yesterday with a local Green Party canvassing person made me realise that the UK’s Green Party has become too concerned with politics to be...
Intelligence Chief Says I Invaded Argentina
Senor Victor Radazzo, the former head of intelligence for the Argentinian Federal Police, has been tracking secret Special Forces battles that took place during the Falklands War in mainland Argentina. He has...
