THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION - A NATIONAL TREASURE

 The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The CWGC is one of Britain’s finest organisations. They look after thousands of graves of our War Hero’s in many locations. The graves today are kept in a beautiful state with flowers, lawns and well kept headstones.

Hannover War Cemetery Germany, containing the graves of over 2,000 Bomber Command airmen is a fine example of a well kept Cemetery today, maintained by German Volunteers. We offer our thanks.

Our family like so many other families across the world have lost a loved one serving in Bomber Command in WW2. Out father was a crew member of a Lancaster Bomber in WW2.

We salute and praise the thousands of people who serve and maintain the high standards of the CWGC to this day.

It is no surprise that in the chaos and aftermath of a War, when the CWGC has had to deal with the mutilated bodies from the Somme or Flanders Fields or RAF Bombers that crashed in many parts of Germany, it was only natural that the CWGC made mistakes.

We cannot blame the CWGC for these mistakes. What we can blame them for is when they will not rectify some of the more complex mistakes where evidence proves them wrong. To be fair, the CWGC do not make many mistakes but it is fact, that today, many families are still searching for the truth. It is inspirational that after so many people care. The British Legion and many other organisations backed by our wonderful Queen and The Royal Family day each November - “ We will remember them. “

Lancaster Bomber W4276 EM-L from 207 Squadron Spilsby was lost over Ronnenberg Germany after a raid on Hannover on the 18 October 1943.

For 73 years until 2016, the families did not know what had happened.

Then by A TWIST OF FATE, a very compassionate German, Dirk Hartmann contacted the family of the Flight Engineer Sergeant Arthur Hadyn Davies with the news that he had researched the loss and he had evidence to confirm what had happened to the crew of EM-L.

From 2017 to 2020 the sons of Sergeant Davies contacted the CWGC with a mass of evidence and many emails, to prove that in the case of W4275, the RAF / CWGC had made some mistakes.

At last in August 2020, the CWGC replied with a final verdict. The status quo would remain. They rejected all the evidence which Ray and Jeff Williams, sons of the Flight Engineer had presented supported by Ronnenberg Historians, Expert German Researchers, Witnesses to the crash, German Police Reports, Rare Luftwaffe Reports and RAF Official Reports that confirmed where the bodies of EM-L were buried and the coffins which were supplied by a German Coffin maker.

It was a shattering and upsetting decision.

In spite of all this conclusive evidence, the CWGC replied with a series of rebuttals which Ray and Jeff Williams were able to point out their mistakes.

Unfortunately, the CWGC had closed their minds to any explanation. No, this case is closed.

Breakthrough !  In February 2021 the Williams Family received a Letter from Weetbergen Cemetery. It said that no RAF airmen had been buries at Weetbergen in 1943. 

This demolished completely the conclusion made by the CWGC, AHB, JCCC.

The Head of Air Hiastorical Branch has agreed to reopen the Case and we expect a decision in May 2021.

In spite of this previous setback, now our fight for justice goes...........

 

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EXAMS FIASCO

 THE EXAM GRADES FIASCO

I will simply say this.....

The Grades should be based on Teachers Predicted grades. Trust the Teachers.

However, these students have had the added stress of COVID 19 Pandemic.

I say, upgrade the estimates by one grade.

THE EXAM GRADES FIASCO

I will simply say this.....

The Grades should be based on Teachers Predicted grades. Trust the Teachers.

However, these students have had the added stress of COVID 19 Pandemic.

I say, upgrade the estimates by one grade.

That will be fairer in these unusual times.

No more computer grades.

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That will be fairer in these unusual times.

No more computer grades.

INTERNATIONAL BOMBER COMMAND CENTRE LINCOLN - SOS

The IBCC Memorial at Lincoln is in honour of 58,000 young men who lost their lives in WW2 serving in Bomber ommand.

Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic they have lost 90% of their revenue in he past few months.

THEY MUST SURVIVE FOR POSTERITY.

Please contact Sue Taylor AT the IBCC Lincoln and donate as much as you can.

Search IBCC Lincoln for more information.

THANK YOU.

THE WRONGS OF THE PAST

THE WRONGS OF THE PAST - WHERE DOES IT END ?

The unlawful killing of a black American man has rightly created an outrage across the World. I am one of them. For me and millions of British people, Black lives have always mattered. I decry Racialism in any form.

However, I am not sure of the sense of the demands to rewrite history and correct the wrongs of the Past or to make the people of a today to pay for the wrongs of their Ancestors. Why do I have reservations ?

The demand to make current innocent generations pay for the wrongs that occurred towards black people mainly in the 18th and 19th Centuries - particularly the eras of Colonisations and Slavery is full of of blinkered prejudice. Th demands from some people to erase the facts of History particularly in relation to the Black Slavery period is a very dangerous cry.

It concentrates on one period of time. If Society today is going to put right the wrongs of thePast, where do you start and where does it end ?

Consider some of these wrongs of the Past....

The Normans from France under the leadership of William Duke of Normandy invaded England in 1066. As a result, he stole the lands of the Anglo-Saxons.

These lands were divided amongst his Knights. Today, there are families in 2020 living on these lands in grand houses. They are the ancestors of the Norman invasion. Earlier ,the Normans had Serfs who had to pay 10% of their farm produce to the Head of the Manor.

Question - Should Society today right these wrongs ? Should these Manorial lands be returned to the State today ? Should we right these wrongs.

Rewriting History had many problems. Perhaps it is Racialism to only concentrate on the Black slaves of the 19th Century.”

What about the Roman invasion ? They killed indigenous Britons, stole their lands and stole their treasures. Should we ask Italy to pay Britain reparations?

Now, there are many more examples of the problems of rewriting History.

King Henry VIII killed many innocent people. He destroyed the Monestries.

Should the Crown today pay reparations to descendants of these Monestries ?

I could go on an on. The problem I am illustrating is that the Past is the Past.

Innocent British citizens today should not be castigated for the injustices of the Past.

More recently, I have had contact with a number of German people. As we know,i n World War 2 the Nazis murdered 6,000,000 Jews. The Germans of today are wonderful people althought there is still a small minority who remain prejudised and racialist. The past wrongs of Germany are now History.

Should modern day Germany be allowed to erase these episodes from the History books ?

Of course not.

We learn from History, good or bad so that we can remain alert and prevent theses wrongs in the future reoccurring. Is this not sensible ?

The guiding light must be Learn from History. Do not pretend events did not occur or erase facts because you do not like them..Today.

The Rule of Law must prevail. if not, we have anarchy and perhaps Civil War,

People cannot take matters into their own hands.

So, be careful when you hear cries to rewrite History, delete parts you may not like and a section of Society misleads you into thinking that Britain is a RacialistCountry. It is not. A small section might be but it covers a small  section of Society.

We cannot ignore the fact that a small section of Society is plain Evil !

Do not brand the rest of us as Evil.

Beware the call to rewrite History and destroy the evidence of wrongdoings.

If we do not resist the clamour to pull down statues, erase the memories of Colonialists and the facts we are in danger of removing the very foundations of our Past, the good and the bad. This is History.

Henry Ford once said “ History is all bunk.”

Like millions of people today, I believe he was wrong.

History is a guiding light to our future. We learn from mistakes.

WHO DOES NOT WANT TO BE A CELEBRITY ?

WHO WANTS TO BE A CELEBRITY ?

On reflection, I spent most of my Business years wanting Recognition.
I was pleased when my photo appeared regularly in the Trade Magazines or the Company Journals. Somehow, this publicity made me feel Good.

Many people in the World Today, idolise Celebrities because they can Sing, Play Football or Appear on Television. If someone appears on Television this qualifies them to be a Celebrity and ensures that they are Worshipped by the masses.

Are these Celebrities happy souls ?
Many are not. How many Celebrity Singers have committed suicide ?
How many Celebrity Film stars have drunk or eaten themselves to death?
How many Celebrities have died from taking drugs ?
T00 MANY.

No, do I want to be a Celebrity and perhaps appear on “ I’m a Celebrity, get me out of here “....?
Certainly not.
I think the the so called “ Celebrities “ are lacking Inner Confidence. They need this adulation from the Public to keep going. This is the reason why so many Performers need to take drugs before appearing on stage or on Television. It is
to boost their Confidence.

Do I miss making outrageous sums of money ? No. There are more important things in life like.....Health, Family Love, Nature, Travel and....Volunteering.

The Covid 19 Pandemic 2020 has reinforced my view that Admiring Flowers In the garden or in the gardens of The National Trust, reading Books, Writing articles to keeping the brain active to avoid Dementia.....and most important of all Good Health.
Remember that the Romans got it right....”Mens Sana in Corpore Sano. “
A Heathy Mind in a Healthy Body.

So everyone, count your blessings and have faith and believe in Yourself.

You are a CELEBRITY without knowing it. You do not have to Sing, Play Football or Perform on Television.

Be Happy. Be grateful. Be Yourself.

BRITAIN AFTER COVID19 VIRUS

" A Radical Social Change in Attitudes for the benefit of All "

" In the future there mut be an integrated link beween Care, Nursing Homes and the NHS with all the subsequent benefits to the Elderly and the Sick. "

" The New Human-Centric Conservative " - Putting People First 
Raymond Williams 
May 2020


OH HOW I WISH THAT IN BRITAIN TOMORROW...............

We would become a Society for the better and that we will have learnt some of the great lessons during our period of Self Isolation and surviving The Terrible Global Covid 19 Pandemic Virus.

For far too long, the Government have expected millions of front line workers to live on relatively low incomes whilst allowing the super rich to get away from paying taxes by forming overseas companies and paying into these oversaes acounts the £Millions they have earned playing Football, Singing, Gambling on  the Stock exchanges of the World, earning £2 Millions a year for being a BBC Presenter - " The GLUTTONS OF THE WORLD " in my previous  article years ago.

The NHS needs a complete overall. Yes, they do a great job but there is so much waste.
We must be more prepared to stock up PPE well before any future virus outbreak.
All Emergency wards must have better Protective clothing and also in the Operating Theatres of a hospital.

Build more Medical Teaching centres and extensions wherever possible to existing Medical Universities. so as to add to the numbers of Doctors and Nurses in the Community.

Change the A Level courses towards making one year of A level aYear 1 for a Medical Degree,
revise 3 year Degrees for Nurses by making their 3rd Year a Practical in Hospital training on the Job experience.

Citiznes must have a better National Insurance Scheme by paying more into the system. The Liberal Party suggestions that we should pay an extra 1% on income tax is a good idea.

The current NI Pension scheme is not fit for purpase. We need better state Pensions in the future, well funded.

No one should live in Poverty. This is a National Disgrace.

No one should be homeless. We need to build more cheaper housing. It is no good Taylor Wimbey and other builders offering new homes at £400,000 plus. These homes in the town of High Wycome are being snapped up by people from West London who have sold their houses at very high prices and move out into the Thames Valley.
This practice does not help the poor at all.

Stop paying Chief Executives of Local Authorities, Vice Chancellors of Universities, Civil Servant Manderins....£200,000 - £500,000 a year.  Stop paying BBC Executives and Presenters £200,000 - £2 Millions a year.

Start paying the unerpaid mush more. Reduce Corperations Tax on condition that they pay their workers more than average increases in wages.

Take care of the Carers. Pay them at least 30%-50% more.

All Front Line staff should get Danger Money increases of 10% per annum

Create NHS Care Homes in the future. See my article - " Future NHS Care Homes in Britain."

Respect MPs for doing a very difficult and time consuming job.

Do not believe everything you read in the Newspapers or hear on the TV. Often they get the news wrong. Remain alert.

Stop Personality bashing  of Politicians. They are only human and no one is perfect.

Let us have more positive news and not all trivial news about so called Celebrities in TV, Sport, Music. Stop woshiping them as Idols. They can sing, play football,....so What ?
How can it be right that some have fortunes of £100 Millions ? What do they want all this money for?

Respect the Queen and support the Royal Family when they deserve respect.

Speed up plans to reduce Climate changes that are and will be devastating to the Planet.

Keep the spirit of Good Neighbours going post Covid 19.

Be a good Volunteer and help your fellow citizens.

Look aftter the Elderly and do not steal their homes to pay for care. Return to the 1946 NHS Ethos..
" From the cradle to the grave ."

Stop this nonsense that the Country cannot afford to pay for improvements to Healthcare and Infrastructure. We can create money line QE - Quantative Easing - £400 Billions to ave the Banks in 2008 Financial World Crisis.

Civil Servants should be reminded that they are servants of the People and they should not talk down to people.

We need a radical review of Government Purchasing Processes. If a Compnay bids for a Contract, for example, The HR2 Project with a bid of say £30 Millions...how can the Government allow the final cost to climb to £ 100 Millions ? This is incompetence within the Civil Service and outrageous for the Government to allow this. Whatever happened to the Concept of  Project Management ?

Revise the Laws on Asylum Seekers. At the present interpretation, Millions and Millions could qualify because there is so much violence and killings in the World.

Stop allowing the God of Moneterism being the mainstay of Economic Strategy.

Let us create a new better, fairer, happier World. BUT, we have been saying this for Centuries.

TIME TO START ANEW.

Upate our view on Political Parties......We still think Labour is for the Workers and the Conservatives are for the Rich. This Image must change in furure. For Millions of people 
In Britain Today,  they still think of the Parties in an archiac manner.

We need A HUMAN CENTRIC philosophy...... Work from the botom up in Society, building a safe, no poor, no homeless Society as a priority, then strengthen the prosperty of the Middle Working Class before we reward the Rich in a reasonable level of Wellbeing.
The Unions should not be affiliated to the Labour Party. They should represent their Members rights but not support theri Labour activists.  Let their individual members use their own freedom, judgement and choice.

Is not whtat DEMOCRACY is all about ?

FOOTNOTE

At present, The Conservative Party is named....The Conservative and Unionist Party.
This is interpreted badly by the Irish Republicans living in Northern Ireland, who think it means The Party is against forever any structure of Irish Unification. The Party should change its name in future. Perhaps,simply The Conservative Party.

THE BOMBER COMMAND LINCOLNSHIRE MEMORIAL

THIS IS A WONDERFUL MEMORIAL IN HONOUR OF THE 58,000 YOUNGE MEN - AVERAGE AGE 22/23 - WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES SERVING IN BOMBER COMMAND IN WW2.
THE MEMORIAL NEEDS CONTINUOUS FUNDING TO MAINTAIN THE MEMORIAL FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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THANK YOU.

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