Author Archives: Mike

Newspapers anyone?

By Michael Skywood Clifford. There is now an obvious realisation that most Western news outputs are spinning the truth. We have all – globally – suspected for decades [..]

Modern life, Political

What’s is really going on with the Euro. Part 2

By Michael Skywood Clifford. Is federal Europe being born?  Or is the child going to miscarry? This is the point in history when the Euro child lives or [..]

Political

What is really going on with the Euro? Part 1

By Michael Skywood Clifford. Like everyone else these days I read a lot of articles about the troubles of the Euro. I enjoy reading about it, always thinking [..]

Political

The Plough in Worcester

By Michael Skywood Clifford. One of the more interesting pubs in Worcester for the serious ale drinker is 'The Plough', situated on the corner of Fish Street in [..]

Modern life, Reviews

BBC Radio 4 and its appalling propaganda programmes called ‘Today’ and ‘PM’.

By Michael Skywood Clifford. An email from a BBC executive said that the BBC are completely impartial. It took me five minutes to stop laughing. If I hadn't [..]

Culture, style and the arts, Political

Capitalism and Christianity

By Michael Skywood Clifford. A reporter once asked Mahatma Gandhi what he thought of civilisation in the west. “I think it would be a good idea,” he said. [..]

Political, Religious and philosophical

Misleading reporting

By Michael Skywood Clifford. Tonight I have had a serious discussion about the accusation that the Bishop of Ireland was complicit in covering up the problem they had [..]

Religious and philosophical

Mid term election results

By Michael Skywood Clifford. It's interesting what has happened in the mid term local elections in the UK. We all knew the Labour Party would scoop a lot [..]

Political

On ambition

By Michael Skywood Clifford. I suggest obsessive ambition comes from neurosis. It is passed on by parent to its children and grandchildren. The most ambitious people can be [..]

Modern life, Religious and philosophical

Style and design

By Michael Skywood Clifford. I was very young, three, when I came across my first design icon. I lived in Europe after the Second World War and I remember studying [..]

Culture, style and the arts