View this document on Scribd This is a 2009 US embassy report on endemic violent crime and the growth of vigilantism in the town of Chichicastenango in central Guatemala. Link to Cable.… more →
The Salvador Option: Selected Cableswrote 1 month ago: Home Sweet Home, Enrica Colusso (2012) Home Sweet Home, a documentary based in the Heygate estate, s … more →
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wrote 1 month ago: Early Sunday I saw the notice in El Diario that 7 men had been found dead in Uruapan, Michoacan. Lat … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Scripture text: Genesis 6-9 People think the story of Noah and his ark is a cute children’s story. W … more →
wrote 2 months ago: At least the term “social cleansing” is being mentioned. “Things like land grabs or soci … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Laurie and I agonised over whether to post this. This blog is meant to help and support; and upcomi … more →
wrote 2 months ago: It has been a busy and disturbing couple of weeks in Guatemala, with a series of high-impact inciden … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Well, today I was sitting at my PC, re-doing my company website, its a difficult job & one I nee … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Its freezing outside as I leave for work this morning @7.30am. BUT its bright & actually quite p … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Enough! Local campaigners make their way to the front of the room to show their opposition to the pl … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The Post & Comment Firstly – thanks to a fantastically deffiant mother, my Scoliosis (62 d … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Reblogged from Vox Political: You may remember an irate column on this blog a few weeks ago, beratin … more →
wrote 5 months ago: It’s been kicking around the news for some time now, that London councils – and doubtless others – a … more →
wrote 5 months ago: I am incensed at the lack of UK citizens outrage at what is happening to Us. I remember being a pre- … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Please Lord let the poor take all the cuts and can I have extra chips for tea? The cap on housing be … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Reblogged from Red Brick: It doesn’t sound very exciting but the Homelessness (Suitability of Accomm … more →
wrote 7 months ago: There was a time when professional football was seen as a working class game. There was a cost, but … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Its all well and good the Government capping housing benefit, which instantly smacks of social clean … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Today’s Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle (not available online) reports that LBH&F is ab … more →