Category Archives: Prejudice

Partition in India……….scapegoat the British as usual!

Posted on August 23, 2017 by kindadukish

  I have watched several programmes in the last week or so which have looked at the granting of independence to India and the subsequent results of “partition” of the country with the creation of the new country of Pakistan. … Continue reading →

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All whites are racist according to black Cambridge student……………….

Posted on July 31, 2017 by kindadukish

  Cambridge University is investigating remarks by the head of an equality group who claimed “all white people are racist” and praised protesters who clashed violently with police. Jason Osamede Okundaye, 20, who runs the university students’ Black and Minority … 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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Molly Rose – Spitfire Pilot (along with thirty eight other kinds of aeroplanes)

Posted on November 12, 2016 by kindadukish

  A little while ago I watched a TV programme about the unsung women who did jobs during the war for which were never really acknowledged. One of the women featured was a very resilient Molly Rose who had been … Continue reading →

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Customer service “par excellence” at the Merienda cafe, Cockermouth

Posted on July 31, 2016 by kindadukish

My recent visit to Cumbria has taken me to different parts of the county and usually when I arrive anywhere the first thing I do is search out a cafe for my daily input of cappuccino. On these visits I … Continue reading →

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Mae West……..is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me!

Posted on April 20, 2016 by kindadukish

  “I used to be Snow White but I drifted,” quipped Mae West, the Hollywood actress who is remembered for her Wildean wit as much as her flamboyant personality. West was born on August 17, 1893, in New York, a … Continue reading →

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Political correctness……………..

Posted on February 5, 2016 by kindadukish

    I recently received this from a very good friend of mine and I thought it worth sharing as it brought just the slightest hint of a smile to my face………………. What is meant by the modern term referred … Continue reading →

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Meet the new Music Director of the CBSO……its a woman!!!

Posted on February 4, 2016 by kindadukish

  Over the last couple of years I have featured several blogs about an up and coming orchestra conductor by the name of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. Well here is the latest news……………….. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra this morning ends months … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2016

Posted on January 27, 2016 by kindadukish

Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year. It’s a time for everyone to pause to remember the millions of people who have been murdered or whose lives have been changed beyond recognition during the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution … Continue reading →

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Mother Teresa……saint (or sinner)

Posted on December 18, 2015 by kindadukish

Pope Francis has paved the way for Mother Teresa, the Nobel Prize winning Catholic missionary, to become a saint, according to a new report. Avvenire, an Italian Catholic daily newspaper, reported that the Pope had credited the late Mother Teresa … Continue reading →

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