Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Britain is still a country for and says "Happy Birthday" to an old political cartoonist called Ralph Steadman

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Ralph, who is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture books, is 77 years old today. https://www.youtube.c...
Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Britain is no country for the more and more old men falling deeper and deeper into debt

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Britain, still one of the top ten richest countries in the world, is also one where one of its biggest debt charities has warned of a cri...
Monday, 13 May 2013

Britain is no country for old men who need help with dressing and eating

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Tucked away in the 'Guardian' last week was a small article which spelt big implications for thousands of old men and women in Brita...

Britain is no longer a country for the cellar of an old wine buff called Hugh Johnson

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The world's best-selling wine writer, 74 year old Hugh Johnson, is moving from his house, which has a five-room wine cellar, to one wit...
Friday, 10 May 2013

Britain, a country which, for 70 years failed to recognise the bravery of the young sailors who served on Arctic convoys, finally grants a few old men their medal

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All those years ago, tens of thousands of men stood at Loch Ewe, fearful they might never again see the shores of Britain and 3,000 did no...
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Britain is a country with a county called Devon, a village called Parkham, an old pirate hostage called Captain Darch and local pirates from the Women's Institute

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Captain Colin Darch, who is 75 years old who had been a North Sea pilot and captain of a Lundy Island ferry  was : * in 2008, held hostage...
Sunday, 5 May 2013

Britain is still a country for and says "Happy Birthday" to an indefatigable, old film and television exponent called Michael Palin

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Known unofficially as 'Britain's Nicest Man', Michael is 70 years old today. Michael has had a long career in and is a great...