Armistice 100: They shall not grow old…
Black and white is another world: they do not feel because there are no tears; where blood is grey, there is no pain. The grainy ghosts are trapped in trenches…
Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday: lest we forget
Some wars are fought to subjugate and oppress, others to redeem and liberate. Some arise out of vengeance and resentment, others in pursuit of justice and peace. There are conflicts of land and wealth or power and glory. The righteous…
Remembrance Sunday: ‘Goodbye, Old Man’
'Goodbye, Old Man', watercolour, by Fortunino Matania (1881-1963), depicts a British soldier saying farewell to his dying horse. It was commissioned in 1916 by the Blue Cross animal welfare charity,…
Red Wednesday: Houses of Parliament turn to blood in honour of those who suffer for their faith
The Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral will be all be lit up red this evening to remember those who are persecuted or killed for their beliefs. The…
Remembrance Day: there’s a long, long trail a-winding..
A long trail of prophets and dark prophecies precedes the apocalypse. When you're dead, you don't care. When you're partly living with no eyes, one leg and half a mind,…
Time to forgive Guy Fawkes?
"Guy Fawkes should be forgiven because he has become a ‘global brand’, says headmaster of Catholic plotter's old school." That's a summary of an inept piece in the Telegraph…