The Greenman
Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Speech to 101st Green Monday at Preston New Road

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I was priviledged to be invited to speak to the 101st, and possibly last, Green Monday at the Cuadrilla fracking site on Prestn New Road, ...
Friday, 19 July 2019

Top Five Songs inspired by the Space Race

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It's fifty years since the Space Race ended. America had won, and that was all that counted. Nobody was interested in what happened next...
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Sunday, 9 June 2019

BRIXMIS: The best untold story of the Cold War?

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Sometimes, I think I’m the only one who’s ever heard of BRIXMIS. Often I talk to people who think they know a lot about covert operations...
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Sunday, 2 June 2019

The San Juan Pig War: the silliest war in history?

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The San Juan Pig War of 1859 was pretty ridiculous.  The only casualty was the pig, which I  suppose in some ways makes it less silly than...
Saturday, 1 June 2019

Iran versus the USA

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Sabres are being rattled in the Persian Gulf again, and serious people are wondering whether US National Security Adviser John Bolton is...
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Sunday, 5 May 2019

Electric Rallycross

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Is one of the world’s top motorsport series about to go electric? Quite possibly, and we’re not talking Scalextric here, but real motorspo...
Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Harry Lies: Propaganda in Shakespeare's Henry V

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"Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!" We live in a post-truth age. Conflicts rage around the world, but nobody ...
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