Tag Archives: democracy

Why Women Shouldn’t be Allowed to Vote

Posted on March 24, 2018 by charliecountryboy

First of all they have fathers, husbands and brothers, so why do they need to vote? We men can look after the complicated stuff. If they got the vote, what next? They’ll want to be politicians, lawyers, could you imagine … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Identity?

Posted on July 30, 2015 by charliecountryboy

I have heard a lot recently about young people lacking identity. I have heard a lot recently about radicalisation of kids that are looking for identity. There are scholarly articles explaining the social and cultural problems in our society and … Continue reading →

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Boadicea; my arse.

Posted on April 14, 2013 by charliecountryboy

I haven’t posted for a while, new job and a family development that has kept me quite busy. It was a lovely comment from http://pandoraandthephoenix.wordpress.com/ that woke the sleeping giant munchkin. I’m not a journalist, as you can all tell, so … Continue reading →

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Life, What If ?

Posted on December 15, 2012 by charliecountryboy

It’s been a while since I posted, I won’t bother with an excuse because at times, we all suffer from it; ‘the facilitation of life’. I love that saying as it sums up committment. But surely writing is a committment? … Continue reading →

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What did the Arabs do to deserve us?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by charliecountryboy

With a new war in the Middle East brewing I thought this was rather poignant. During August northeastern tribes caused a major revolt against the British. They held Baquba and other towns to the north of the Diyala River for … Continue reading →

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