tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-11-09:/This page investigates politics and current affairs. Since March 2007 Jolyon Gumbrell has also created a book review website at www.jolyonsreview.co.ukMokoFeed2009-11-09T12:12:55+01:00tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-10-30:/2009/10/30/versailles-the-forgotten-anniversary-part-iv-7273981/JolyonGumbrell2009-10-30T10:26:33+01:002009-10-30T10:26:33+01:00 <p>Today war criminals are more likely to face trial than they were in 1919. Although Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serbian leader may have been allowed to boycot the first day of his own trial on 26th October 2009, he is being held in custody and if found guilty and convicted for war crimes, will be punished for those crimes. However, in 1919 German suspected war criminals such as Kaiser Wilhelm II and General Eric von Ludendorff managed to escape justice.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk/News.html">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk/News.html</a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/10/30/versailles-the-forgotten-anniversary-part-iv-7273981/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-10-23:/2009/10/23/versailles-the-forgotten-anniversary-part-iii-7232088/JolyonGumbrell2009-10-23T21:22:05+02:002009-10-23T21:22:05+02:00 <p>The Treaty of Versailles - the peace treaty that Germany had to sign on 28th June 1919 - had been greatly influenced by President Wilson’s 14 points. The idea of the League of Nations was specified in the 14th point: “A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike”</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk/News.html">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk/News.html</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/10/23/versailles-the-forgotten-anniversary-part-iii-7232088/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-10-19:/2009/10/19/versailles-the-forgotten-anniversary-part-ii-7198525/JolyonGumbrell2009-10-19T08:44:57+02:002009-10-19T08:44:57+02:00 <p>The debate among historians over whether the Treaty of Versailles caused the Second World War, often focuses on the Treaty as something that brought about the war, rather than something that failed to prevent the war. There were many features of the Treaty of Versailles, that had the potential for success in keeping the peace and preventing future conflict. In many respects the Treaty of Versailles failed to keep world peace, because the Treaty was incomplete and unenforced.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk/News.html">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk/News.html</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/10/19/versailles-the-forgotten-anniversary-part-ii-7198525/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-10-15:/2009/10/15/versailles-the-forgotten-anniversary-part-i-7174892/JolyonGumbrell2009-10-15T14:28:13+02:002009-10-15T14:28:13+02:00 <p>This year has been the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, but its significance has been ignored by much of the mainstream media. The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty which the Allies and Associated Powers - Great Britain, France, Italy, and the United States - made Germany sign after the First World War. The Treaty, signed in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on 28th June 1919, was resented by the Germans, because they felt its terms and conditions were too harsh. The subject often debated among historians, is whether or not its clauses were the cause of Hitler’s rise to power and the outbreak of the Second World War?</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk/News.html">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk/News.html</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/10/15/versailles-the-forgotten-anniversary-part-i-7174892/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-09-21:/2009/09/21/why-did-unltb-a-charity-fund-2old-co-uk-7008477/JolyonGumbrell2009-09-21T10:05:58+02:002009-09-23T11:58:19+02:00 <p>On 3rd September 2009 Jolyon's Review published a comment article entitled ‘A database for cheap labour’, about a website called 2old.co.uk which claimed: “Local employers, particularly small and start-up businesses would be more willing to employ mature job seekers if they were willing to work for less”.</p> <p>Funding for 2old.co.uk was provided by UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, which is a charitable organisation. Why was UnLtd - a trustee of the Millenium Awards Trust - funding a website that appeared to be promoting the exploitation of older members of the workforce in the United Kingdom?</p> <p>The rest of this article can be read by visiting <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and clicking on the 'News & Comment' link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/09/21/why-did-unltb-a-charity-fund-2old-co-uk-7008477/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-09-03:/2009/09/03/a-database-for-cheap-labour-6885343/JolyonGumbrell2009-09-03T19:21:16+02:002009-09-03T19:21:16+02:00 <p>An advertisement for a website called 2old.co.uk appeared in the September 2009 edition of The Frome Valley & Isle of Purbeck Gazette. The advertisement was published in the form of an article entitled: ‘Bringing Maturity To The Workplace’. The article claims that “2old.co.uk brings together the local employer and the mature job seeker”. It goes on to make the extraordinary claim that mature job seekers are willing to work for less.</p> <p>The rest of this article can be read by visiting <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and clicking on the 'News & Comment' link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/09/03/a-database-for-cheap-labour-6885343/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-06-11:/2009/06/11/history-as-art-at-the-whitechapel-gallery-6282104/JolyonGumbrell2009-06-11T10:33:11+02:002009-06-11T10:33:11+02:00 <p>The study of a work of art can be used as a method of understanding the historical period in which it was created. Not only can a painting be appreciated for its beauty or its message, but if we know the date of its creation, for whom it was created and why it was created, then we learn something about the politics and society behind its inception. For example we can learn much about the court of King Henry VIII of England by studying the paintings of Hans Holbein the Younger.</p> <p>Goshka Macuga turns this process completely around, where a piece of artwork on display is actually formed by items associated with a historical period. For example a museum display cabinet containing items from the 1930’s is in itself a piece of artwork in an exhibition. The separate items in the cabinet are equivalent to the different colours and tones in a painting.</p> <p>The rest of this review can be read by visiting <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and clicking on the 'Art Reviews' link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/06/11/history-as-art-at-the-whitechapel-gallery-6282104/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-05-14:/2009/05/14/an-exhibition-of-paintings-by-peter-goodfellow-6112734/JolyonGumbrell2009-05-14T09:07:32+02:002009-05-14T09:07:32+02:00 <p>A painting of Barack Obama on his presidential campaign will catch your eye, if you walk past The Air Gallery at 32 Dover Street, London at the moment. One of the jobs of art has always been to make a comment on current affairs and politics, which this painting does well. The painting is optimistic and draws a line between now and the previous eight years of world history.</p> <p>The painting of Barack Obama is by the artist Peter Goodfellow and is part of an exhibition of his work, which runs until 16th May 2009. Other paintings in the exhibition concentrate on the themes of ‘3 Passions: Bull Fighting, Landscapes, Football’. Peter Goodfellow has come down from Scotland personally, to organize this exhibion and welcome visitors to it.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on the 'Art Reviews' link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/05/14/an-exhibition-of-paintings-by-peter-goodfellow-6112734/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-05-08:/2009/05/08/the-offshore-black-hole-of-the-financial-crisis-6080830/JolyonGumbrell2009-05-08T11:48:59+02:002009-05-08T11:48:59+02:00 <p>When the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, visited the United States in March of this year and addressed Congress, he said: “And you are also restructuring your banks. So are we. But how much safer would everybody’s savings be if the whole world finally came together to outlaw shadow banking systems and offshore tax havens?”</p> <p>These words were a passing recognition of the role that offshore financial centers have played in the present global economic crisis. Up until now it has been too easy for wealthy companies and individuals to take millions of pounds, dollars, euros or any other currency made in one country and deposit them without any questions being asked in a tax haven where there is little scrutiny or regulation.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on the 'News & Comment' link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/05/08/the-offshore-black-hole-of-the-financial-crisis-6080830/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-04-19:/2009/04/19/has-jacob-rigg-duped-liberal-democrats-in-dorset-5972028/JolyonGumbrell2009-04-19T20:29:18+02:002009-04-20T22:45:16+02:00 <p>Jacob Rigg a man who claims to have been a speech writer for President Barack Obama of the United States, was unable to disprove allegations made by Katie Connelly on the blog of Newsweek, an American current affairs magazine.</p> <p>Katie Connelly wrote in a blog, published on Monday, March 16th, 2009, that Rigg is: “a tax lobbyist who, according to the London Telegraph helped Favs [Jon Favreau, Obama’s speech writer] dish up some of the most memorable political lines of the last campaign from a flat in London’s trendy Notting Hill. Unlike Favs, it seems Riggs totally makes things up. Obama’s team has never heard of him.”</p> <p>If Rigg did not work with Barack Obama’s campaign team and did not help write Obama’s speeches, then Rigg has duped quite a few people on the British side of the Atlantic including journalists and members of the Liberal Democratic Party.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on the 'News & Comment' link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/04/19/has-jacob-rigg-duped-liberal-democrats-in-dorset-5972028/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-01-02:/2009/01/02/the-shock-doctrine-by-naomi-klein-isbn-978-0-141-02453-0-published-by-penguin-books-in-5313563/JolyonGumbrell2009-01-02T21:00:23+01:002009-01-02T21:00:23+01:00 <p>‘The Shock Doctrine’ is about how the ideology of total free market capitalism was put into practice around the world. This book is a reappraisal of the last 40 years of history, and tells the story of how violent means were often used to impose economic reforms on the people of many countries. New harsh economic conditions: removing workers’ rights; deregulating big business; and privatising state industries, were forced on the populations of Chile and Argentina during the 1970’s. Similar economic reforms have also been inflicted on other countries after natural disasters, when big business takes the opportunity to impose its will on a society when the population is least able to resist.</p> <p>To read the rest of this review visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on the 'Book Reviews' link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2009/01/02/the-shock-doctrine-by-naomi-klein-isbn-978-0-141-02453-0-published-by-penguin-books-in-5313563/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-12-11:/2008/12/11/blowing-the-whistle-by-paul-van-buitenen-isbn-1-90230-146-3-published-by-politicos-publishing-in-5203979/JolyonGumbrell2008-12-11T17:12:11+01:002008-12-11T17:12:11+01:00 <p>‘Blowing the Whistle’ by Paul van Buitenen is a personal account of a whistle blower who discovered a culture of corruption at the heart of the European Commission. Although the subjects of this book are fraud and mismanagement within one of the institutions of the European Union, these types of problems are not unique to the European Commission. They occur in many other organizations both in the public and private sectors.</p> <p>To read the rest of this review visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on the 'Book Reviews' page link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/12/11/blowing-the-whistle-by-paul-van-buitenen-isbn-1-90230-146-3-published-by-politicos-publishing-in-5203979/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-11-21:/2008/11/21/review-of-the-russell-cotes-art-gallery-and-museum-bournemouth-5074453/JolyonGumbrell2008-11-21T12:06:55+01:002008-11-21T12:06:55+01:00 <p>The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum in Bournemouth is unique because it was built both as a home and an art gallery, by its founders Sir Merton and Lady Annie Russell-Cotes. Construction on this beautiful villa which overlooks Bournemouth beach, was begun in 1898 and completed in 1900 and is said to be the last Victorian building built in Bournemouth. Then known as East Cliff Hall, it was designed by the architect John Frederick Fogerty. Sir Merton Russell-Cotes specified that the building should be a combination of Renaissance with Italian and old Scottish baronial styles.</p> <p>To read the rest of this review visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on 'Art Reviews'.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/11/21/review-of-the-russell-cotes-art-gallery-and-museum-bournemouth-5074453/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-10-31:/2008/10/31/could-detroit-become-the-new-ecocity-of-the-united-states-4962963/JolyonGumbrell2008-10-31T20:30:09+01:002008-10-31T20:30:09+01:00 <p>This article has been written by somebody who has neither visited Detroit nor the United States of America, but who appreciates the role that Detroit has played in the industrial history of the world. For someone living in Europe, Detroit will always be synonymous with Henry Ford and the Ford Model T - the world’s first mass produced motor-car - manufacturer at Ford’s Dearborn plant from 1908 to 1927. It has been estimated that 15 million Model Ts were produced over 19 years, making the Tin Lizzie as she was often referred to in the United States, not only the subject of mass production but also mass consumption.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on the 'News & Comment' link.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/10/31/could-detroit-become-the-new-ecocity-of-the-united-states-4962963/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-10-20:/2008/10/20/why-do-people-cry-in-silence-4901452/JolyonGumbrell2008-10-20T15:24:24+02:002008-10-20T15:24:24+02:00 <p>On 26th September 2008 a woman for the first time in 19 years, returned to her childhood village of Salomé not far from the city of Lille in northern France. Her name is Ida Beaussart and the circumstances of her life in a house in the village, became the subject of a film called Pleure en Silence (Cry in Silence).</p> <p>Jean-Claude Beaussart was a violent neo-nazi, who had been convicted and served eight months in prison, for inciting racial hatred in relation to the murder of a Tunisian in 1984. Pleure en Silence, focuses on the last eight days of Jean-Claude Beaussart’s life in July 1989, as the physical attacks he inflicted on his family became more violent. Ida was then 17 years old, and had sustained abuse from her father for years, but it reached the point where she could take no more. Her own survival and that of her mother and siblings were in danger because of her father’s behaviour. It was at this point in July 1989, that Ida took her father’s pistol and shot him dead while he was asleep.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on the link to the 'France' page.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/10/20/why-do-people-cry-in-silence-4901452/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-10-10:/2008/10/10/who-is-lending-the-money-4850767/JolyonGumbrell2008-10-10T16:03:30+02:002008-10-10T16:03:30+02:00 <p>On 8th October 2008 the British government announced a deal to bail out banks in the United Kingdom, in order to encourage the banks to start lending again. At a press conference in Downing Street the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, oulined how much would be made available.</p> <p>At least £200 billion would be made available for them in loans under a ‘special liquidity scheme’. The government is also going to invest directly in the banks by buying ‘preference shares’ worth £50 billion. On top of that the government will guarantee £250 billion, which Mr Brown said would ‘allow banks to raise their money in the market and so resume normal lending’.</p> <p>£500 billion has been made available by the government to the banks, all of which will have to be paid for by the tax payer. As the government does not have such a huge sum readily available, it will have to borrow the money from another lender before passing the cash on to the banks and the bill on to the tax payer. Obviously the lender or lenders will demand their own regular interest payments from the government on such a huge amount. The question needs to be asked: who is lending the money to the government which the government is lending the banks?</p> <p>The rest of this article can be read by visiting <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and clicking on the News and Comment page.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/10/10/who-is-lending-the-money-4850767/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-09-22:/2008/09/22/the-centenary-of-the-birth-of-the-photographer-henri-cartier-bresson-4764059/JolyonGumbrell2008-09-22T19:31:18+02:002008-09-22T19:31:18+02:00 <p>The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation in Paris is hosting an exhibition of photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) and Walker Evans (1903-1975).</p> <p>To read the rest of this review visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on Art Reviews. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/09/22/the-centenary-of-the-birth-of-the-photographer-henri-cartier-bresson-4764059/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-08-18:/2008/08/18/the-economic-consequences-of-peace-by-jo-4604470/JolyonGumbrell2008-08-18T15:28:36+02:002008-08-18T15:28:36+02:00 <p>John Maynard Keynes was a civil servant working for the British Treasury during the First World War, who attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as the Treasury's official representative. The Economic Consequences of Peace is Keynes's Account of the Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles. Keynes resigned from the delegation at the Peace Conference, because he felt that the terms and conditions of the Treaty would lead to a catastrophy for Europe and the World.</p> <p>The rest of this review can be read by visiting <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and clicking on Book Reviews. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/08/18/the-economic-consequences-of-peace-by-jo-4604470/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-07-22:/2008/07/22/astarte-gallery-paris-4485249/JolyonGumbrell2008-07-22T20:52:01+02:002008-07-22T20:52:01+02:00 <p>Jolyon Gumbrell has just written a review on the Astarte Gallery in Paris, which can be read by visiting <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and clicking on Art Reviews. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/07/22/astarte-gallery-paris-4485249/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-07-17:/2008/07/17/knife-incident-in-paris-results-in-death-4460617/JolyonGumbrell2008-07-17T14:37:54+02:002008-07-17T14:37:54+02:00 <p>On 15th July 2008 an article was published in 'le Parisien', the daily newspaper for Paris, about an incident of the previous day involving a man with a knife. According to details given in 'le Parisien', the incident took place at rue Moret in the 11th arrondissement of Paris around 2pm, when a man was seen in a distressed state shouting incomprehensibly whilst waving around a long bladed knife.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on France. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/07/17/knife-incident-in-paris-results-in-death-4460617/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-07-14:/2008/07/14/french-veterans-anger-at-nicolas-sarkozy-4445083/JolyonGumbrell2008-07-14T09:00:05+02:002008-07-14T09:00:05+02:00 <p>President Sarkozy's decision to invite president Bashar Al Assad of Syria to see the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, has caused resentment among many soldiers and veterans in France.</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on France. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/07/14/french-veterans-anger-at-nicolas-sarkozy-4445083/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-07-05:/2008/07/05/jolyon-gumbrell-launches-a-new-page-on-h-4407464/JolyonGumbrell2008-07-05T16:16:38+02:002008-07-05T16:16:38+02:00 <p>Jolyon Gumbrell has today launched a page dedicated to news and features from France. He has visted France on many occasions, and in future hopes also to be writing as a correspondent on French affairs for a British journal. The French page can be seen by visiting <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and then clicking on the link France. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/07/05/jolyon-gumbrell-launches-a-new-page-on-h-4407464/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-04-27:/2008/04/27/albert-marquet-voyages-4102578/JolyonGumbrell2008-04-27T20:23:53+02:002008-04-27T20:23:53+02:00 <p>Jolyon Gumbrell has just reviewed the Albert Marquet exhibition, which is being held at the Connaught Brown gallery in London. To read the review visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on Art Reviews. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/04/27/albert-marquet-voyages-4102578/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-04-17:/2008/04/17/touche-by-agnes-catherine-poirier-publis-4056310/JolyonGumbrell2008-04-17T11:30:40+02:002008-04-17T11:38:31+02:00 <p>Touché, by Agnès Catherine Poirier is about Britain and France, and how their cultures, politics and societies are different. This book is written by a French emigré who settled in London in 1995, first as a student at the London School of Economics, and then as a freelance journalist writing for both British and French publications. The book analyses many of the different idiosyncrasies displayed by the British and French.</p> <p>To read the rest of this review visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on Book Reviews.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/04/17/touche-by-agnes-catherine-poirier-publis-4056310/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-04-08:/2008/04/08/the-cranach-exhibition-4014769/JolyonGumbrell2008-04-08T10:03:43+02:002008-04-08T10:09:27+02:00 <p>Jolyon Gumbrell has just reviewed the Cranach exhibition which is taking place at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. To read this review visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on Art Reviews. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/04/08/the-cranach-exhibition-4014769/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-03-31:/2008/03/31/jolyon-s-review-launches-new-art-reviews-3975311/JolyonGumbrell2008-03-31T16:14:53+02:002008-03-31T16:14:53+02:00 <p>Jolyon Gumbrell has just launched an 'Art Reviews' page, specialising in fine art. The first review on the new page is 'The Breughels are in Antwerp', which was originally written in May 1998 at the time of an exhibition in Antwerp. The review was not published at the time, but is now available for reference by visiting <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and clicking on 'Art Reviews'. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/03/31/jolyon-s-review-launches-new-art-reviews-3975311/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-02-25:/2008/02/25/review_of_the_new_front~3778323/JolyonGumbrell2008-02-25T15:19:17+01:002008-02-27T10:39:12+01:00 <p>Jolyon Gumbrell has just reviewed, 'The New Front Line: Security in a changing world', by Ian Kearns and Ken Gude.</p> <p>‘The New Front Line’ informs the reader that in the 21st Century the security threats to the United Kingdom are far wider than those of military or terrorist attack. The dangers facing the UK’s population are also applicable to those facing the global population in an interdependent world. The report lists the threats to global stability which would impact on the UK as: Globalisation and power diffusion; Global poverty and failing states; Climate change; The Growth of political Islam; and Social-economic vulnerability.</p> <p>To read the rest of this review visit Jolyon's Review at <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> and click on the Book Reviews page.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/02/25/review_of_the_new_front~3778323/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-01-26:/2008/01/26/learn_french_online~3636483/JolyonGumbrell2008-01-26T20:06:47+01:002008-01-26T20:06:47+01:00 <p>A good way to improve your French is to visit a French language website, which provides news and practical information to people in France or another French speaking country...</p> <p>To read the rest of this article visit <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2008/01/26/learn_french_online~3636483/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2007-12-22:/2007/12/22/family_strife~3477896/JolyonGumbrell2007-12-22T11:50:00+01:002007-12-22T11:50:00+01:00 <p>How did Elizabeth I cope with the knowledge that her father killed her mother? Jolyon Gumbrell has just reviewed Elizabeth Jenkin's biography of Queen Elizabeth I, 'Elizabeth the Great'. The review of this book can be read on the Book Reviews page of <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> . </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2007/12/22/family_strife~3477896/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2007-11-20:/2007/11/20/why_we_worry_about_our_social_position~3325039/JolyonGumbrell2007-11-20T13:48:13+01:002007-11-20T13:48:13+01:00 <p>Jolyon Gumbrell has just reviewed Alain de Bottom's book 'Status Anxiety'. This review can be read at <a href="http://www.jolyonsreview.co.uk">www.jolyonsreview.co.uk</a> . </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk/2007/11/20/why_we_worry_about_our_social_position~3325039/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>