Category Archives: Discrimination

Rod Liddle tells it like it is………….

Posted on April 24, 2018 by kindadukish

Over the last few years various word and phrases have crept into the language and often make me want to weep e.g. selfie. However the one thing that makes me cringe and want to vomit is the phrase “woman/person/man of … Continue reading →

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Sounds of the Sixties………get rid of Tony Blackburn PLEASE!

Posted on August 5, 2017 by kindadukish

    As a child of the 60s my formative musical education was based around the emerging popular music scene of the time. As a teenager I listened to the Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, John Mayall, the Searchers, Swinging Blue Jeans … Continue reading →

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Berlin Philharmonic……….where are the women?

Posted on May 3, 2017 by kindadukish

Every year about this time I receive an e-mail inviting me to look at the forthcoming season of concerts by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. I have visited Berlin and attended one of their concerts and I have made it clear … Continue reading →

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Will Bradford University welcome an antisemite?

Posted on April 30, 2017 by kindadukish

According to Guido Fawkes the political blogger, David “The Jews” Ward has some time on his hands since his sacking from the LibDems. Ward says he is going to spend it completing a Master’s degree in the Peace Department at University of … Continue reading →

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Hidden Figures……..a must see film and stunning performance from Octavia Spencer

Posted on March 1, 2017 by kindadukish

I made one of my relatively rare forays to the cinema last week to watch the new film “Hidden Figures”. I was little half hearted about the film as the thought of another “revisionist” story from history, mixed with the … Continue reading →

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Lithuania and the Jews, still a difficult question for the country……..but there is hope.

Posted on January 30, 2017 by kindadukish

It’s not every day that Lithuanian high school students block the entrance to their school to keep out their principal and demand the return to work of a beloved teacher who, in their opinion, was unfairly dismissed. In fact, as … Continue reading →

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The “Barnbow Lasses” exhibition at Leeds Industrial Museum

Posted on December 30, 2016 by kindadukish

In my continuing search of the countries industrial heritage I made the short journey to Leeds today to explore the Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills. It is a museum of industrial heritage located in Armley, West Leeds, West Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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“Hope not Hate” and “TellMAMA” groups up to the same old tricks of lying

Posted on December 21, 2016 by kindadukish

A study into the claims made by left-wing group ‘Hope Not Hate‘ has found the organisation exaggerated “hate speech” claims by over 3000 per cent following the murder of Jo Cox MP. The Economist magazine investigated the claim by the group … Continue reading →

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Academics offered counselling to cope with stress caused by Brexit vote….”poor little petals”

Posted on December 7, 2016 by kindadukish

University academics have been offered counselling to deal with the “stress and anxiety” caused by the Brexit vote. Staff are being urged to attend “wellbeing workshops” and follow guidance to help them cope with feelings of “uncertainty, grief and anger” … Continue reading →

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The cult of violence in Islamic society

Posted on July 19, 2016 by kindadukish

Pakistani civil society activists carry placards during a protest in Islamabad on July 18, 2016 against the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch by her own brother The apparent “honour killing” of Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has … Continue reading →

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