‘Beachcomber,’ Ferring’s resident joker
The Man who immortalised Hilaire Belloc. Picture the scene: an English town centre sometime in about 1930. It is a
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Author: Chris Hare
Belloc, Chesterton and the USA
Boris Jonhson has declared July 4th “our independence day”, when people can return to pubs and restaurants. Leaving aside the
Read moreBelloc the Ribald Believer
As mentioned in my last post, many of Hilaire Belloc’s intellectual left-wing friends could never understand how such an educated
Read moreBelloc and the debate about empire, racism and inequality
What follows is controversial. I do not say it is true, only that it might be true; and true
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How was it for you?
We asked people who joined the project what they enjoyed most, what they learned and what they would like to
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George Dusart, John Broadwood and the Worthing connection.
Not many of the houses that stood in Worthing High Street in the 1840’s still stand today, indeed not many
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Bob Copper’s Sussex
Bob Copper was a lovely man and would freely give of his time and knowledge. I had many happy afternoons
Read moreThe Coronavirus and Belloc & Broadwood
In ‘The Cruise of the Nona.’ (1925), Belloc contemplates the coming era and the dominance of the ‘Money Power’ and
Read moreA strange Belloc experience
In 1985 A.N.Wilson published his biography of Hilaire Belloc. As part of his research he visited Julian Jebb (Belloc’s grandson)
Read moreElections in Belloc’s time
Many commentators thought our recent, 2019, general election was one of the most aggressive and intolerant ever. Our first stop
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