Mike Jempson

"Interesting but irrelevant" - (Prof) Cedric Watts, 1967

Category: Longer reads

July 4, 20222 Comments on Local news from afar

Local news from afar

A dusty old Bristol newspaper shed light on local and international events from the 1930s

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June 4, 20222 Comments on Love in a time of War

Love in a time of War

A rare glimpse of the lives and longings of injured World War I soldiers recuperating at the Beaufort War Hospital in Bristol

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March 30, 20226 Comments on MOLDOVAN MOMENTS, parts 1 & 2

MOLDOVAN MOMENTS, parts 1 & 2

My many visits to Europe’s poorest country, Moldova, have always given me much to savour.

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March 2, 20222 Comments on Remembering Ukraine

Remembering Ukraine

With wall-to-wall war on our TV screens I got to thinking about my work visits to Ukraine.

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October 15, 20211 Comment on The Sally Gross story: a dedication

The Sally Gross story: a dedication

A belated appreciation of the life and work of Intersex champion Sally Gross, who died in February 2014.

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About Mike

  • ➢ Journalist (40+ years)
  • ➢ Trainer (40+ countries)
  • ➢ Director at MediaWise
  • ➢ Gardener & Grandad

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  • A life in words
  • But is it poetry?
  • Journalism
  • Local/labour history
  • Longer reads
  • My Self-Isolation Diary
  • Oddments
  • Short stories
  • Travel tales
  • Uncategorized
  • Unreported

Recent Posts

  • Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 
  • Thoughts on an arrest
  • At home with refugees
  • An echo of yesteryear – turning Palestine Action supporters into terrorists
  • The world changes but history repeats

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