Arts
Guilty by Citation
“All the routines of daily life are affected. You choose between being spat on in public places or staying at home. You are completely exposed. It suddenly becomes quiet all around you. Friends you have [more…]
Norway
Elections
How Goes the War?
Steve Bannon is reportedly [Inside Bannon’s Plan to Hijack Europe for the Far-Right] shovelling money in the direction of various nationalist European parties and causes, so it may be a good time to assess where [more…]
Arts
Postcard from Spitsbergen
Mrs Bassman operates as my trip advisor, whether it be booking overnight stays driving down to Corfu, or to places of interest on cruise ships. We have a penchant for heading up north and have [more…]
History
Operation Archery 1941
The Combined Operations Raid on Vaagso and Maaloy, 27th December 1941 During the Second World War Norway had been considered a zone of destiny by both Churchill and Hitler. Its strategic importance lay in the [more…]
Arts
The good ship “Fridericus Quartus”, Part Two
The good ship “Fru Alida” Even less well known than Denmark’s triangular trade is the history of Danes and Norwegians as victims of slavery. North African pirate raids were a problem that affected coastal communities [more…]
Arts
The good ship “Fridericus Quartus”, Part One
Transatlantic slavery was ended in 1833 by Britain after a campaign by William Wilberforce. It is one of the key dates in British history, and Wilberforce is a name known to everyone. Britain may have [more…]