Jack the Ripper Conference 2013

It has been a while since my last update, but I thought that tradition dictates I do one as the Jack the Ripper Conference has just taken place. This year was a special three day event to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the murders – and we were back in...

In response to the murder in Woolwich – 22/5/13

Apologies for a few minutes while I get preachy, but I’ve seen several posts on Twitter and Facebook tonight that I consider to be ignorant. This is my response to them: For those condemning Islam as an “evil” religion due to verses in the Quran...
Jack the Ripper Conference 2012: York

Jack the Ripper Conference 2012: York

I’m back at last! I know I’ve been promising this blog all weekend, but I just haven’t had the chance (or at times been sober enough). So here we go: Friday 28th October I left Swansea at 11.30am and arrived in York (via Bristol at about 5.30pm)...
Jack the Ripper still haunts Whitechapel

Jack the Ripper still haunts Whitechapel

An article I wrote for The Spooky Isles:   London, 1888. The heart of the British Empire and one of the most prosperous cities in the world. The rich, affluent and powerful lived in the West End, whereas the City was the financial centre of the Empire. Yet on the...

Violence in Video Games

The following is an open letter aimed at the MP’s who are signatories to Early Day Motion 2427 – Call of Duty 3, tabled by Keith Vaz. It is particularly aimed at Mr Vaz and Martin Caton (MP for Gower) as I live within his constituency. Dear sirs, Can I...

The Cardiff Job

In about 12 hours the first part of the Cardiff Job will be kicking off, being the culmination of several months hard work and planning (mostly on the part of Trevor Bond and Ali Bevan). The “Job” (which steals it’s name from the London Job walks...