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Category: Current Events

T-72M tank

Tank Fest 2015

Posted on 3rd July 20159th March 2016 by Russell Phillips
I spent last weekend at Bovington Tank Museum, attending Tank Fest 2015. For those who aren’t aware, Tank Fest is an annual event, where the museum brings out a selection of vehicles and has the... Read More
Russell and son after the hair cut

Chernobyl Children fund raising – update

Posted on 5th May 201518th August 2015 by Russell Phillips
Back in February, I wrote that my son and I were going to cut off our hair to raise money for Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK), who help the children that are still suffering from the after-effects... Read More
Seven British empire military personnel in uniform

Commonwealth Day: Britain Did Not “Stand Alone” in 1940

Posted on 9th March 201511th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
Today is Commonwealth Day. It seems like an appropriate day to remember that Britain didn’t stand alone in 1940. The Commonwealth, and a few other countries, stood with her. So I’m marking... Read More
Pink Panther Land Rover

International Women’s Day: Pink is for Girls, the SAS, Spitfire pilots…

Posted on 8th March 201510th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
Today is International Women’s Day. I’ve decided to mark it by re-posting one of my earlier blog posts, about “the unexpected colour of military badassery“, as a friend put it.... Read More
A woman graduating from Ryazan High Airborne Command School in Russia

British Army Reviewing its Position on Women

Posted on 14th January 201510th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
In December, it was announced that the British Army is to review its position on women. Currently, women are accepted into the army, but certain positions (primarily infantry and tank crew) are not op... Read More
Seven British empire military personnel in uniform

Britain Did Not “Stand Alone” in 1940

Posted on 11th November 201411th November 2020 by Russell Phillips
On Remembrance Day last year I wrote, “I consider Remembrance Day to be a time to remember everyone that has been harmed by war. Any war, any nationality, civilian, military, whatever.” I ... Read More
Candle

Lights Out

Posted on 4th August 201426th August 2014 by Russell Phillips
“The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” The above words were spoken by Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, as World War I began, 100... Read More

For All Our Tomorrows

Posted on 6th June 201410th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
My wife posted the following to Facebook earlier today. I’m copying it here with her permission, because I think it deserves to be shared far and wide. This morning I saw a piece of D-Day rememb... Read More

Bookshops, Amazon, and Libraries

Posted on 5th December 201310th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
It’s a commonly-held belief that bookshops are a dying breed, that ebooks and online bookshops (especially Amazon) are killing them. Many book lovers decry this turn of events, yet (in some case... Read More
Remembrance Day Poppy

Remembrance Day: The hell where youth and laughter go

Posted on 11th November 201310th April 2018 by Russell Phillips
Today is Remembrance Day in the UK. I have a red poppy, and I shall be observing the two minute silence at 11:00. I’ve read things recently that have prompted me to think about why I consider Re... Read More
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