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Russian historian Mark Solonin made two very interesting videos dispelling the lies told about this disaster 10 years ago. I'm posting here because I did the translations for the subtitles. I'm delighted that these important videos can now be watched by a wider public. Part 1. Why Did the Polish President's Plane Crash Part 2 Kaczynski's Plane was Blown up in mid-air

*I can't take photos of what I'm on about. It would be good to think of a way. I've inserted one attempt. I am in no doubt whatsoever that totalitarianism is creeping up on us by stealth, just as it did in Russia, then Germany and Italy in the last century. Those countries by propaganda and terror in varying degrees created compliant populations. And what word does one hear with ever increasing frequenty these days? I don't think a day passes withthout hearing the word 'compl

As I told in the LTB posts, one of the our tasks for the trip was to carry Uncle Austin's Orkney-made tablet down to Ramsgate for installation on his newly-restored grave. Also, as I said, we missed seeing it installed because we never expected Gary at Roberts Stonemasons to take delivery of the stone one day and have it in place the very next! (If you follow the link to the company's website, you will see a photo of one of their restorations; this photo was actually what dec

After the last of the holiday get-togethers with friends, we now faced the long trek home. We were tired of the crowds and the rubbish-strewn streets of England's towns. We had met with friendliness everywhere, but of a less immediate and more reserved sort than in our part of the world. We found that we were almost always the first to say good afternoon or whatever when paths crossed on a country lane. In the towns, even Ramsgate, one could not but notice that everyone avoid

Ely to Boston did not take very long. Since the Fens are flat as a pancake, one surprise was how many zig-zags there were on the road: the reason, of course, was that we had to drive in a direction diagonal to the layout of the vast fields, making for a lot o right-angle corners! We quickly settled into the Premier Inn budget hotel, which was in fact very nice in every respect: cheerful staff, spotless rooms, good bed, sparkling bathroom and nothing else, just the very well d