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madrascourier.com/opinion/suel... On Political Thinking on BBC2 Rishi Sunak regrets the rhetoric around 'Stop the Boats'. Words are not without consequences. I wrote this feature, at that time, recounting some of the negative effects on the lives of minority groups in the UK that I've witnessed.
Suella & Rishi’s Cruel Immigration Policies Remind Me Of 1960s Racism | Madras Courier
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March 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
madrascourier.com/opinion/suel... On Political Thinking on BBC2 Rishi Sunak regrets the rhetoric around 'Stop the Boats'. Words are not without consequences. I wrote this feature, at that time, recounting some of the negative effects on the lives of minority groups in the UK that I've witnessed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...? Its good to know that common sense exists
I ran Britain’s army. I know what it needs. Don’t cut aid to fund defence | Richard Dannatt
History shows targeted aid reduces the burden on the military. Labour is risking the very security we are trying to ensure, says Gen Lord Dannatt, former chief of the general staff
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February 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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www.sylviavetta.co.uk/2025/02/17/5... Relevant given the Guardian story today.
Politics, Lives, Page Turners: The Courage of Claret Press publishing Sylvia Vetta and Pen Farthing
Politics, Lives, Page Turners: The Courage of Claret Press publishing Sylvia Vetta and Pen Farthing I first made this blog before Pen Farthing and I talked at the Oxford Indie Book Fair . Today…
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February 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
www.sylviavetta.co.uk/2025/02/17/5... Relevant given the Guardian story today.
Whatever your opinions are about Pen Farthing, give his book Operation Ark a fair try.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Whatever your opinions are about Pen Farthing, give his book Operation Ark a fair try.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Elon learned the power of Divide and Rule in ApartheidSA. poisoning minds against asylum seekers increases TrumpMuskovy power. Compassion and empathy are labelled socialist,woke &unpatriotic If we respond in kind bylabelling their supporters,TrumpMuscovy will love it.
Elon Musk: Welsh Refugee Council staff 'harassed' after X post
Staff at the charity say some colleagues have had death threats after Musk shared the post on X.
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February 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Elon learned the power of Divide and Rule in ApartheidSA. poisoning minds against asylum seekers increases TrumpMuskovy power. Compassion and empathy are labelled socialist,woke &unpatriotic If we respond in kind bylabelling their supporters,TrumpMuscovy will love it.
The Fifties: Don't romanticise them not even on Valentine’s Day! I watched Rattigan plays at the Playhouse- back to the fifties. I interviewed Roger Bannister who said ‘I don’t understand those who are nostalgic about the fifties,& I agreed with him! #fifties www.sylviavetta.co.uk/2025/02/14/t...
The Fifties : Don’t romanticise them not even on Valentine’s day!
The Fifties: Don’t romanticise them not even on Valentine’s Day! Yesterday, I watched two one act plays by Terrence Rattigan at the Oxford Playhouse. They took me back to the fifties like a …
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February 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Fifties: Don't romanticise them not even on Valentine’s Day! I watched Rattigan plays at the Playhouse- back to the fifties. I interviewed Roger Bannister who said ‘I don’t understand those who are nostalgic about the fifties,& I agreed with him! #fifties www.sylviavetta.co.uk/2025/02/14/t...
I watched two one act plays by Terrance Rattigan at Oxford Playhouse. They took me back to the fifties like a time machine. When I interviewed Sir Roger Bannister he said ‘I don’t understand those who are nostalgic about the fifties,’ and I agreed with him! www.sylviavetta.co.uk/.../the-fift...
February 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I watched two one act plays by Terrance Rattigan at Oxford Playhouse. They took me back to the fifties like a time machine. When I interviewed Sir Roger Bannister he said ‘I don’t understand those who are nostalgic about the fifties,’ and I agreed with him! www.sylviavetta.co.uk/.../the-fift...
It’s humbling when young people take time to reflect on one of my books.This blog reflects a returning to division and ‘othering’. A sensitive young woman like Maryse doesn’t belong. I hope she keeps her courage to continue to see life as not all black and white.
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A Maoist Dystopia: Inhumanity and Cruelty in Sylvia Vetta's 'Brushstrokes in Time'
Reflections on the Artificiality and Violence of Maoism
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February 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It’s humbling when young people take time to reflect on one of my books.This blog reflects a returning to division and ‘othering’. A sensitive young woman like Maryse doesn’t belong. I hope she keeps her courage to continue to see life as not all black and white.
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www.sylviavetta.co.uk/2024/02/25/m... I was moved by Nemony Lethbridge on Desert Island Discs. Under Lauren Laverne, the castaways are less predictable and this is one of the best ever. Sorry if I sound egotistical but that variety is what I tried to create in my series for The Oxford Times.
Memories of inspirational people including the legend that was Roger Bannister.
I was moved today by Nemony Lethbridge on Desert Island Discs. Under Lauren Laverne, the castaways have become less predictable and, in my opinion, this is one of the best ever. I apologise if I so…
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February 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
www.sylviavetta.co.uk/2024/02/25/m... I was moved by Nemony Lethbridge on Desert Island Discs. Under Lauren Laverne, the castaways are less predictable and this is one of the best ever. Sorry if I sound egotistical but that variety is what I tried to create in my series for The Oxford Times.
Nemony Lethbridge on Desert Island Discs today - one of the most moving ever. I was privileged to imitate the program in print . I listened to the stories of inspirational people. Perhaps the most surprising - the not well known Christopher Watson.
February 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Nemony Lethbridge on Desert Island Discs today - one of the most moving ever. I was privileged to imitate the program in print . I listened to the stories of inspirational people. Perhaps the most surprising - the not well known Christopher Watson.
madrascourier.com/opinion/are-... Supported by USA, Israel to ban UNRWA feeding and educating Gazans living in the destroyed ghetto. Holocaust Mem Day-we asked HOW COULD IT HAPPEN? The Warsaw Ghetto was small compared to Gaza. We must not turn our eyes and hearts away from the Palestinian people.
Are We Sleepwalking Into World War III? | Madras Courier
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January 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
madrascourier.com/opinion/are-... Supported by USA, Israel to ban UNRWA feeding and educating Gazans living in the destroyed ghetto. Holocaust Mem Day-we asked HOW COULD IT HAPPEN? The Warsaw Ghetto was small compared to Gaza. We must not turn our eyes and hearts away from the Palestinian people.
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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day so an apt day to write on this topic. My life experiences have given me some insight.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day so an apt day to write on this topic. My life experiences have given me some insight.
How to stop the marginalisation of minority groups.
In todays i Yasmin Alibhai Brown writes about British Citizens of Pakistani ancestry and how they regard the grooming gangs. The conclusion was that most people of that background despise them and …
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January 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day so an apt day to write on this topic. My life experiences have given me some insight.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day so an apt day to write on this topic. My life experiences have given me some insight.
Pride comes before a Fall: Monty Don doesn’t feel proud of apart from of his children. When I became an author, I realised that, if I didn’t promote my work, no-one would & I'd stories celebrating lost history like the courageous Stars Artists (Beijing1979) www.sylviavetta.co.uk/2025/01/18/t...
The Water of Life: Bill Nighy, Victor Glynn and I
The Water of Life: Bill Nighy, Victor Glynn and I Do you find that life is like water –rivers flowing alongside crossing, meeting and blending? Thursday was like that for me. The film producer Vi…
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January 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Pride comes before a Fall: Monty Don doesn’t feel proud of apart from of his children. When I became an author, I realised that, if I didn’t promote my work, no-one would & I'd stories celebrating lost history like the courageous Stars Artists (Beijing1979) www.sylviavetta.co.uk/2025/01/18/t...
I ll get 30 seconds of fame / On set with Bill Nighy in Worcester College Chapel (Oxford)
January 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I ll get 30 seconds of fame / On set with Bill Nighy in Worcester College Chapel (Oxford)
We are in a struggle to preserve some beautiful ancient woodland. There is money& carbon offset to be made by planting new trees but few advantages for maintaining old trees. I think that has to change.
January 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We are in a struggle to preserve some beautiful ancient woodland. There is money& carbon offset to be made by planting new trees but few advantages for maintaining old trees. I think that has to change.
Here is my blog on why books can be the answer to the mental health crisis in young people.
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What have Michael Rosen, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Professor Irene Tracey, Korky Paul, Paterson Joseph and me in common?
I love the Today programme during the Christmas period, when it has guest editors. Their choice of in depth subject matter is inspirational. First off was author and screenwriter, Frank Cottrell Bo…
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December 27, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Here is my blog on why books can be the answer to the mental health crisis in young people.
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They say a reader brings themselves to a novel. Maryse is obviously a delightful and thoughtful young woman . Sculpting the Elephant is enjoyable and humorous but… a purpose in writing it was to tell the story of Ashoka, a much needed example that change is possible in these violent times.
Fabulous Christmas gift from Maryse Kluck, who reviewed Sculpting the Elephant by Sylvia Vetta.
Spoiler alert: she loved it!
#amreading #booksaboutIndia #indiepress
Spoiler alert: she loved it!
#amreading #booksaboutIndia #indiepress
Consumerism, Philosophy, and Religion: Reflections Upon 'Sculpting the Elephant' by Sylvia Vetta
What Western culture can learn from Indian culture
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December 26, 2024 at 2:52 PM
They say a reader brings themselves to a novel. Maryse is obviously a delightful and thoughtful young woman . Sculpting the Elephant is enjoyable and humorous but… a purpose in writing it was to tell the story of Ashoka, a much needed example that change is possible in these violent times.
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Fabulous Christmas gift from Maryse Kluck, who reviewed Sculpting the Elephant by Sylvia Vetta.
Spoiler alert: she loved it!
#amreading #booksaboutIndia #indiepress
Spoiler alert: she loved it!
#amreading #booksaboutIndia #indiepress
Consumerism, Philosophy, and Religion: Reflections Upon 'Sculpting the Elephant' by Sylvia Vetta
What Western culture can learn from Indian culture
marysekluck.substack.com
December 26, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Fabulous Christmas gift from Maryse Kluck, who reviewed Sculpting the Elephant by Sylvia Vetta.
Spoiler alert: she loved it!
#amreading #booksaboutIndia #indiepress
Spoiler alert: she loved it!
#amreading #booksaboutIndia #indiepress