In an interview with Playboy, German politician Gregor Gysi has bemoaned the decline of the FKK nudist camps, which were a popular feature in the old state of East Germany. It is possible that he is getting ready for the next elections by conjuring up this image of the Good Old Days in the GDR.…
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On The Trail of Gladys Greenwood
Last August my search for clues on the life of my genetic Grandmother Gladys Greenwood took my daughter and myself to Gladys’ birthplace Scarborough. As it turned out, I found nothing I didn’t know already, but the trip wasn’t wasted, as I spent three wonderful days in the old seaside town. Gladys was born in…
Tattoo Or Not Tattoo
The tattoo. Source of endless discussions on the merits of to have or not to have, or in the words of Shakespeare, Tattoo or not tattoo, that is the question! When I was a youth they were considered very working class and were worn only by seamen and chavs. Of course, as we all know, its…
Wilton Park Video
The introduction of Quadcopters and the like with an attached HD video camera has given rise to magnificent videos taken from the air. One such video is the one in this post. Starting of at Bagshaw Museum at the top of Wilton Park, the copter zooms down the hill to give us a magnificent view…
The Happiness of the Danes
Watch! This is an ad for a Danish TV programme. But the message it carries is quite extraordinary. Now compare this message to the ones being sent out by parts of the British Press, the Mails and Express and Sun’s and the whatever they call thems, and then think why the Danes are some of…
On the trail of the British Kings – The House of Hanover
There is this strange notion in Great Britain that the evil mistress and German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to take over Europe. Where Hitler failed by military means, she plans to accomplish the task by economical means. We read quotes in Social Media to the effect “Our troops sacrificed themselves in the Second World…
Germany: 10 months Sentence for Hate Speech against refugees
A German has been sentenced to ten months prison for posting hate speech on Facebook. The 47 year old, who has not been named, has called refugees “scumbags”, “rats”, and “vermin invaders”. He also published a comment on the NPD (far right nationalist party) Facebook page calling for the reactivation of concentration camps to get…
German Tabloid Celebrates Victory over Brits in Mallorca
The raging “Towel Wars” on the Island of Mallorca are about to come to an end, if the prediction of the German tabloid Bild is anything to go by. And the Germans are set to win by default
Selling Britain by the Pound
What a disgraceful showing by British politicians since the results of the Brexit referendum came in.
Brexit Referendum: Shame
I must admit I’m still reeling from the outcome of the Referendum on the EU. We’ve seen it looming on the horizon for so long, but I haven’t really paid too much attention to it, apart from the fact that I wasn’t eligible to vote, due to me being out of the country for longer than 15 years. Perhaps I didn’t think it was going to happen.
German IT-Girl in Sausage Gate drama
Gina-Lisa has certainly been in the wars lately. The IT-Girl from Hessen, who came to prominence as a contestant in Heidi Klum’s TV series “Germany’s Next Top Model” is currently involved in a case of law in which she has been accused of wrongly accusing two men of raping her, although a video that has been released seems to suggest that she could be telling the truth. In this video she is heard to tell the two men involved to leave her alone!
Bilal’s Tale
The Supertyke was never meant to be a political blog. There are far better things to talk about. But the fact is, the world is going mad. The Islamic State, as it calls itself, has made us suspicious and uncertain. We reject everything different from ourselves. It has given rise to figures like Donald Trump,…