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Bernando Bertolucci’s epic film about the conflict between Italian landlord and peasant was called simply “1900”. Saturday, 15th May 2021, 7:50 am An Suileachan monument in Reef commemorates the land raids and the passing of the land into community ownership. Pic: Ronan Wilson If ever the great Hebridean movie is made – as it should be – the title could easily be “1921”. In normal circumstances, there would have been local events throughout the islands to mark the continuing relev...

ksuadminMay 7, 2021 About 15 years ago, Scottish writer Daniel Kalder intended to start an anti-tourism movement. Famous landscapes and monuments have nothing to offer, he said. The only stops worth visiting are “wasteland, black holes, grim urban areas”. Given this preference, it is hardly surprising that by writing not about places, but about other books, he chose to explore the works signed by despots of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. “It’s a book about some of the wors...

VE Day: What it was like growing up in Yeovil during the Second World War Jack Sweet described his experiences of VE Day, wartime and the post-war years Jack Sweet on his rocking horse in the summer of 1940. He said: “I had slung the toy tin helmet over my left shoulder because I used to see soldiers carrying their steel helmet over their left shoulders.” GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP Whe...

Historic Stirling sees battle for Scotlands future AFP 2 hrs ago AFP © Andy Buchanan Alex Salmond has launched a rival party called Alba to the SNP, vowing to push for a referendum immediately Bullet marks in Stirlings grey-stone walls testify to past battles between Scotland and England, and another momentous fight is now under way in the picturesque university city.  The country votes for a new Scottish Parliament on Thursday, with the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP...

Author of the article: Nick Lees  •  Edmonton Journal Publishing date: May 02, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  UPLOADED BY: Nick Lees ::: EMAIL: nleesyeg@gmail.com ::: PHONE: 7804823603 ::: CREDIT: Supplied ::: CAPTION: Global TV anchor and producer Gord Steinke and his wife Deb have enjoyed motorbike trips in the Rockies during the COVID-19 pandemic and are pictured here taking a break at the north end of Jaspers Medicine Lake. When the going is safe, the coupl...

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From the ‘Hero of the Jungle’ to the math teacher, here are the unsung heroes of the freedom struggle 0 claps Share on These lesser-known freedom fighters were important dominoes that added to the momentum that was the fall of colonialism. Celebrating India’s 70th year of independence goes hand in hand with remembering the courageous men and women who sacrificed their lives for it. More often than not, however, their names and stories become lost in the gigantic shadows of more prominent ...

For twenty years, HMS Hood, the lead ship of her class of four planned battlecruisers, was the largest warship in the world. Sadly, her demise was a tragedy that shook the Royal Navy for decades--and was the end of an era. For twenty years, HMS Hood, the lead ship of her class of four planned battlecruisers, was the largest warship in the world. Sadly, her demise was a tragedy that shook the Royal Navy for decades--and was the end of an era. HMS Hood, a History  Construction on her began dur...

Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fought and died together for India’s independence The RSS-BJP rulers of India declare India to be a battle-ground between Hinduism and Islam. Muslims have been declared as ‘Internal Threat’ number ONE [RSS ideologue, MS Golwalkar’s  Bunch of Thought chapter xvi]. Many of their leading cadres including those who hold high constitutional posts have been conspiring over-time to ignite a civil war between the two communities (they believe that...

Recalling Jallianwala martyrs communal amity as BJP warns of Sitalkuchi everywhere By Shamsul Islam*  The RSS-BJP rulers declare India to be a battle-ground between Hinduism and Islam. Muslims have been declared as ‘internal threat’ by RSS ideologue MS Golwalkar (“Bunch of Thought”, Chapter xvi). Behaviour of many of their leading cadres, including those who hold high constitutional posts, is such that they seem to be conspiring over-time to ignite a civil war between the two communiti...