There is a little girl who is fighting as hard as anybody to expose the shame of parental alienation to the grown-up world. She is not even 11 years old. Many of you reading this will probably already know who she is … but we have been asked to keep her name out of things… Continue reading Message from a Li’l Legend to all the wicked monsters in the never-ending story of parental alienation
Author: Leigh Banks
I am a journalist, writer and broadcaster ... lately I've been concentrating on music, I spent many years as a music critic and a travel writer ... I gave up my last editorship a while ago and started concentrating on my blog. I was also asked to join AirTV International as a co host of a new show called Postcard ...
UPDATED: Why George Bernard Shaw’s Broken English was music to my ears
Old records are back on the spin cycle! And it’s all down to Covid … basically, we have time to spend delving into the collections we’ve had stuck in the attic for decades. Amazon has even launched a subscription service, the Vinyl of the Month Club, jam-packed with ‘golden era’ records straight to your doorstep… Continue reading UPDATED: Why George Bernard Shaw’s Broken English was music to my ears
Rodney and Leigh talk newspapers and ask do they go too far reporting the new world crisis?
Rodney Hearth, from Airtv International, asks does the media go too far and become to graphic when reporting tragedies and crisis like coronavirus – ex Red Top terror Leigh G Banks argues it is his job – and that of every other journalist – to tell the world what is really going on – warts… Continue reading Rodney and Leigh talk newspapers and ask do they go too far reporting the new world crisis?
Time to get in a huff over town’s hall of sadness …
Thousands of people in a small town are demanding a crumbling 500 year old farmhouse is rescued from being knocked down. More than 6000 residents supported a campaign some time ago to stop the Grade 11 listed building collapsing after decades of neglect. The campaign, in fact, caused so much interest in Moston, an ancient… Continue reading Time to get in a huff over town’s hall of sadness …
Why all things should be equal… a young mum’s mission for her son
International Women’s Day #EachForEqual Gosh… that really got me thinking. As a woman who has been treated differently because I had a baby, the theme this year has really struck a cord with me. Even though I tackled issues through the appropriate channels, I am still not allowed to talk about things (so I had… Continue reading Why all things should be equal… a young mum’s mission for her son
Oh no! It’s definitely not in the genes for Levi Dylan who won’t be banging the drum for rock’n’roll…
Levi Dylan is Bob’s model grandson – but in this he is kicking over the traces about his family roots. He is quoted as saying ‘nobody listens to rock n roll!’ Is he right? Well, we at the Preservation Society don’t think so! Anyway, Levi is cutting a dash on the catwalk to success …… Continue reading Oh no! It’s definitely not in the genes for Levi Dylan who won’t be banging the drum for rock’n’roll…
Now councils want to tax you on your granny!
People with a back door are potentially being forced to knock down part of their homes to avoid paying Britain’s outrageous ‘granny flat’ tax. Leighgbanks’sPreservationSociety focuses on a Government method of swelling its ailing coffers by charging more than 30,000 home owners, whose houses have annexes, hundreds of pounds a month in council tax under… Continue reading Now councils want to tax you on your granny!
EyeBook1 (1996)
Two old men. A young kid. Columns of time. They ain’t got two good eyes between them but the old guy on the left, the one with the one laughing eye, gets hurt every time the young guy gets into an unexpectedly deep conversation with the old guy in the middle. And the young guy… Continue reading EyeBook1 (1996)
How to spot those lying cheating narcissists who walk amongst us
Dishonesty means cheating, lying, being deliberately deceptive, lacking integrity, being corrupt and treacherous. What is so sad is that most of us have had to deal with dishonest people throughout our lives. And some of us actually made them a big part of our lives. I simply call them liars, cheats, thieves and bullies –… Continue reading How to spot those lying cheating narcissists who walk amongst us
