Listening to Britain 1940Kenneth WebbJanuary 30, 2026Mass-Observation, M-O, Ministry of Information, MOI, Mary Adams, Director of Home Intelligence, Collators' OfficeComment

MASS-OBSERVATION 1940

Imperial War Museum Image of St Paul’s Cathedral, London during the Second World War. I confirm I am a full subscription member of IWM.

Listening to Britain 1940Kenneth WebbJanuary 30, 2026Mass-Observation, M-O, Ministry of Information, MOI, Mary Adams, Director of Home Intelligence, Collators' OfficeComment

QuotationsABJanuary 23, 2026Edmund Burke, Lord Ashdown, Nein by Paddy Ashdown 2018

Edmund Burke ~ 1775 ~ The Late Lord Ashdown ~ 2018

In March 1775 Edmund Burke, in considering how to secure an honourable peace for the American Revolutionaries, said: … …

QuotationsABJanuary 23, 2026Edmund Burke, Lord Ashdown, Nein by Paddy Ashdown 2018

Edmund Burke ~ 1775 ~ The Late Lord Ashdown ~ 2018

QuotationsABJanuary 23, 2026POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Trump, President Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson, President Truman, John Adams 1790, UK edition of TIME Nov 12 2018, Nazi Germany, Mitch-Boy

A Wing... It was there Just Now!

History is a lamp to the darkness of the present.

QuotationsABJanuary 23, 2026POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Trump, President Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson, President Truman, John Adams 1790, UK edition of TIME Nov 12 2018, Nazi Germany, Mitch-Boy

QuotationsKenneth WebbJanuary 23, 2026Mark Carney, Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada, CanadaComment

The Rupture in the World Order

QuotationsKenneth WebbJanuary 23, 2026Mark Carney, Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada, CanadaComment

Ian Bradley MarshallKenneth WebbJanuary 19, 2026homosexuality, Northern Ireland, same sex marriage, same sex relationships, GLBTQ, a funny thing happened, H 7

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Altar

Ian Bradley MarshallKenneth WebbJanuary 19, 2026homosexuality, Northern Ireland, same sex marriage, same sex relationships, GLBTQ, a funny thing happened, H 7

ReviewsKenneth WebbJanuary 14, 2026Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood, Vintage Classics, First published 1939, Vintage Classics Edition 1998Comment

Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood 1939 ~ Vintage Classics

ReviewsKenneth WebbJanuary 14, 2026Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood, Vintage Classics, First published 1939, Vintage Classics Edition 1998Comment

Film ReviewKenneth WebbJanuary 09, 2026Foyle's War, Netflix UKComment

FOYLE'S WAR ~ ITV Drama Series 1-9 2002-2015 ~ Netflix UK 2025

Film ReviewKenneth WebbJanuary 09, 2026Foyle's War, Netflix UKComment

HistoryKenneth WebbJanuary 08, 2026Our Pathway in the Sky, Fighter Pilot by Paul Richey, MfH 16, BBC Drama World on Fire, docu-dramas, Simon Reeve, The Lakes with Simon Reeve, MfH 30

MƒH Our Pathway ~ Our Past, Our Present, Our Future

WITHOUT AN interest in history, mirror the visitor to a Garden. Everything looks lovely, and interesting, but … …

HistoryKenneth WebbJanuary 08, 2026Our Pathway in the Sky, Fighter Pilot by Paul Richey, MfH 16, BBC Drama World on Fire, docu-dramas, Simon Reeve, The Lakes with Simon Reeve, MfH 30

MƒH Our Pathway ~ Our Past, Our Present, Our Future

Quotations, ReviewsKenneth WebbJanuary 07, 2026Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Speeches 1999, Brian MacArthur Editor, Bobby Kennedy 1966Comment

Stand for an Ideal ~ A Tiny Ripple Sends Forth...

Quotations, ReviewsKenneth WebbJanuary 07, 2026Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Speeches 1999, Brian MacArthur Editor, Bobby Kennedy 1966Comment

HistoryKenneth WebbDecember 27, 2025In the Watches of the NightComment

MƒH In the Watches of the Night ~ 3 January 2026

The Universe has just one weak link ~ Humankind!
Humankind has but the weakest link ~ the golden boy or fake tan man ~ take your pick…
One and the same.

HistoryKenneth WebbDecember 27, 2025In the Watches of the NightComment

MƒH In the Watches of the Night ~ 3 January 2026

From the ArchiveKenneth WebbDecember 27, 2025antisemitism, Rule of Law, Shoah, They Came in the Night, D 53, Bondi Beach

From the Archive ~ The Shock of Antisemitism ~ 2008, 2019, 2025

From the ArchiveKenneth WebbDecember 27, 2025antisemitism, Rule of Law, Shoah, They Came in the Night, D 53, Bondi Beach

PoetryKenneth WebbDecember 24, 2025Reflections of a People at Peace in the Capital, P 16, Qatar

Reflections of a People at Peace in the Capital

Turn the telescope around. Be surprised at the definition that focuses afresh.

One of my favourite pieces. In the Naughties, days of long hair, I’d visit London regularly…

PoetryKenneth WebbDecember 24, 2025Reflections of a People at Peace in the Capital, P 16, Qatar

Listening to Britain 1940Kenneth WebbDecember 21, 2025LISTENING TO BRITAIN 1940, HOME INTELLIGENCE REPORTS MAY-SEPT 1940, Paul Addison Editor, Jeremy A Crang Editor, THE BODLEY HEAD LONDON Publishing Co.Comment

LISTENING TO BRITAIN 1940 ~ An Introduction

Listening to Britain 1940Kenneth WebbDecember 21, 2025LISTENING TO BRITAIN 1940, HOME INTELLIGENCE REPORTS MAY-SEPT 1940, Paul Addison Editor, Jeremy A Crang Editor, THE BODLEY HEAD LONDON Publishing Co.Comment

PoetryKenneth WebbDecember 21, 2025Helmand Province, Sangin, RAF Lyneham, Lime Street Station, Joyce of Whitchurch

Joyce of Whitchurch | Platform 7 17:47 Liverpool Lime Street London Euston

Joyce’s hand inches inexorably to departure
the curious soothing hum of rocket engines lying horizontal
a heartbeat of anticipation, new lives, a new world departing, an old world closing.

PoetryKenneth WebbDecember 21, 2025Helmand Province, Sangin, RAF Lyneham, Lime Street Station, Joyce of Whitchurch

Joyce of Whitchurch | Platform 7 17:47 Liverpool Lime Street London Euston

New DispatchesKenneth WebbDecember 15, 2025Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Grandparents and Great Grandparents, Stark Warning, Berlin Conference December 2025Comment

STARK REALITY ~ NATO Secretary General Mark RUTTE in BERLIN

New DispatchesKenneth WebbDecember 15, 2025Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Grandparents and Great Grandparents, Stark Warning, Berlin Conference December 2025Comment

PoetryKenneth WebbDecember 15, 2025race the wind, ride the waves, the wind in our hair

Never Give In

Race these clouds
Feel the wind in our hair

PoetryKenneth WebbDecember 15, 2025race the wind, ride the waves, the wind in our hair

Ian Bradley MarshallKenneth WebbDecember 14, 2025That moment of stillnessComment

That Moment of Stillness

Ian Bradley MarshallKenneth WebbDecember 14, 2025That moment of stillnessComment

The Four SeasonsKenneth WebbDecember 12, 2025PO 35, Winter Arrived, Winter's Arrival, premature, unwelcome

Winter's Arrival ~ Premature ~ Unwelcome! Always So Impatient!

The Four SeasonsKenneth WebbDecember 12, 2025PO 35, Winter Arrived, Winter's Arrival, premature, unwelcome

PoetryKenneth WebbDecember 11, 2025Precious Hands, Precious Hands 2026 VersionComment

PRECIOUS HANDS

PoetryKenneth WebbDecember 11, 2025Precious Hands, Precious Hands 2026 VersionComment

Dimension, Metaphysical, WHOEVERKenneth WebbDecember 10, 2025The Quantum LeapComment

WHOEVER ~ From Death and Back to Life ~ That Quantum Leap

Und der Geist sagte zu meinem Geist…

And The Spirit said to my spirit…

Dimension, Metaphysical, WHOEVERKenneth WebbDecember 10, 2025The Quantum LeapComment

WHOEVER ~ From Death and Back to Life ~ That Quantum Leap

The Four SeasonsKenneth WebbDecember 02, 2025Preston Here!Comment

WINTER'S ARRIVAL ~ They

Boarding the train that very early Tuesday morning, the cloud formation did indeed reach high up into the sky and converge upon the port of Liverpool

The Four SeasonsKenneth WebbDecember 02, 2025Preston Here!Comment

The Four SeasonsKenneth WebbDecember 01, 2025Winter's Premature Arrival, TFS C3

The Four Seasons Chapter Three ~ Winter's Premature Arrival 16 Lord Street

Winter’s sudden arrival, riding roughshod over her sisters Autumn and Grace of Summer

The Four SeasonsKenneth WebbDecember 01, 2025Winter's Premature Arrival, TFS C3

The Four Seasons Chapter Three ~ Winter's Premature Arrival 16 Lord Street

DimensionKenneth WebbNovember 30, 2025Who, One true God, Mulitverse, Universe, AtD 31

Who

Thinking aloud, really … and notwithstanding the second line, life’s foundation rests upon the basic tenets of that book, and it is the glove that fits my hand and I will not this glove for anything.

DimensionKenneth WebbNovember 30, 2025Who, One true God, Mulitverse, Universe, AtD 31

PoetryABNovember 24, 2025daesh, jahdi john a coward, a man named john

a man named 'john' ~ 'jihadi john' ~ A COWARD

About a terorist thug nicknamed jihadi john by the world media, ever eager for double-decker bus titles that catch the eye to boost their sales.

PoetryABNovember 24, 2025daesh, jahdi john a coward, a man named john

a man named 'john' ~ 'jihadi john' ~ A COWARD