Thanks - I have had some great feedback about my first Audio Blog yesterday and I have tried to take on board all of the constructive comments for this second trial.
This one is 4 minutes 21 seconds. Let me know your feedback.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Friday, February 02, 2007
Does this sound ok?
I am going to try some Audio Blogging - this might be fun! The phone line is not a brilliant connection and you will need the volume well up but hopefully it comes across reasonably clear. I'm sure you will let me know either way! This clip is 3 minutes and 4 seconds longFour books and more to come ....
Thursday, February 01, 2007
All the Prime Ministers Men?
One of my favorite books and the follow up film is 'All the President's Men’
It is the story of the Watergate Scandal in the early 1970’s and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Nixon said he was not fit to be President because he was aware of what was going on regarding cover ups and taping of the opposition Democratic Party headquarters.
Even though he obviously would not have known the intimate details he fell on his own sword because he repeatedly denied any knowledge of what was going on.
Woodward and Bernstein, the two young Washington Post reporters would not give up their hunch that there was a nasty smell about this in the White House and some sort of conspiracy. The President did not know the details but he was the accountable person in the end and when the house of cards fell Nixon took the rap.
I cannot help but feel there are some similarities between that story and the current troubles Tony Blair is at the centre of - click here for details
He has now been interviewed for a second time regarding this cash for honours question. A serving British Prime Minister has never been questioned by the police before now.
As a life long socialist I was delighted when Tony Blair was elected in 1997 and I still rate the man highly despite his many critics. But I cannot help feeling uneasy about this.
What will happen next?
It is the story of the Watergate Scandal in the early 1970’s and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Nixon said he was not fit to be President because he was aware of what was going on regarding cover ups and taping of the opposition Democratic Party headquarters.
Even though he obviously would not have known the intimate details he fell on his own sword because he repeatedly denied any knowledge of what was going on.
Woodward and Bernstein, the two young Washington Post reporters would not give up their hunch that there was a nasty smell about this in the White House and some sort of conspiracy. The President did not know the details but he was the accountable person in the end and when the house of cards fell Nixon took the rap.
I cannot help but feel there are some similarities between that story and the current troubles Tony Blair is at the centre of - click here for details
He has now been interviewed for a second time regarding this cash for honours question. A serving British Prime Minister has never been questioned by the police before now.
As a life long socialist I was delighted when Tony Blair was elected in 1997 and I still rate the man highly despite his many critics. But I cannot help feeling uneasy about this.
What will happen next?
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