steelcityman

The Chronicles of a Steel City Man

  • Reflections about Loss

    Carol A Hand is a fellow blogger whose words of wisdom I follow avidly and the ‘Reflections about Loss’ that carol posted on the 12th Jan really struck a chord with me. They reminded me of the pain that so often comes with increased awareness of our history and culture …. so deserving of a…

  • NEW WONDER BLOGO….

    Sounds like an advertisement for a washing powder don’t you think ?? There I was, searching for…not inspiration, (The blogs I tend to follow are very much inspiration for me ), but for MOTIVATION …. I know I must write and keep the blog flowing, that was my original plan… but … It never happens…

  • Just a note on JEREMY CORBYN’s landslide victory……

    A song of FREEDOM, a song that Frees the soul, the Hymn of the workers worldwide…..

  • Oh dear …silly mistake

    I have a new theme…what do you mean, “I never noticed” !!  anyway in my excitement to  get the Sunday Gasbag off the ground, I published a post to the wrong page  !!!! …it’s now on the  ‘a day in the life of a ‘steel city man’ page…or category …I get confused over what I’m…

  • ROWAN COUNTY standoff resolved by JAIL !!

    The saga of Mrs Davis’ refusal to endorse same sex marriages in Rowan County, Kentucky, was at last resolved over the Weekend just gone. Unlike the vast majority of officials in the USA, Mrs Kim Davis, County Clerk for Rowan County,  Kentucky, had for the last month been defying federal law by refusing to marry same…

  • Northern Powerhouse ??? don’t make me laugh !!!

    “LONDON, bloody London and the South East AGAIN !!!” …. so much for the promised ‘Northern Powerhouse’

  • AFFORDABLE HOUSING ???

    Source: AFFORDABLE HOUSING ??? I don’t often reblog my own stuff…in fact this post is the first post of mine that I have reblogged, simply because, in the run up to the election of the Labour Party Leadership, all the candidates, with the exception of Mr Jeremy Corbyn, have talked about solving the Housing crisis…

  • Hey !! I’ve been nominated for an award !!!

    It has come to my attention…   ….that my Blog and I, have been kindly nominated for the prestigious LIEBSTER AWARD by the most amazing writer/Blogger…DARKWRITER11 , a young man who has a lot to say with the bonus of his words being relevant and interesting … an interesting blog title as well !!…Thank you mon…

  • The s-word

    Originally posted on Guts of a Beggar: Once upon a time, not so long ago, it was perfectly respectable to call oneself a socialist. It was a badge that one might wear with pride alongside the likes of Albert Einstein, George Orwell and Bertrand Russell. Nowadays, for reasons we’ll come to in a moment, to…

  • It’s my Happy Birthday……

    I remember, back in the day….  Today is the 67th anniversary of my birth. I’ve had lots of cards (well,10) to celebrate this milestone, and been overwhelmed by messages of congratulations, love and good wishes….and the odd present (thank you mum). Mainly coming through the medium of Face Book and SMS. Does this mark the beginning…

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