Sir Derek revealed that Dr Caskie, who was nicknamed the Tartan Pimpernel by the BBC, ensured that families in Britain were aware that their loved ones were still alive.
Category: Special Features
WHY ARE THE PRESS ALWAYS BLAMED?
It struck me, during the height of the Dominic Cummings scandal, just how absurd things had got. Here was the UK Government, mired in a scandal of double-standards and hypocrisy amid the pandemic, and yet the press was somehow in the firing line.
NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY
Men went to work in the shipyards and factories with ‘pieces’ in their pocket, wrapped in greaseproof paper, which was usually the wrapping off a sliced plain loaf. Pan loaves were for posh people, who didn’t like dark crusts.
VIRUS: CHIEF’S WARNING FOR THIS WEEKEND
The majority of people continue to do the right thing because it is the best way to stop the virus spreading and, ultimately, to contribute to prevent people dying.
WHAT ROLE DO JOURNALISTS PLAY IN COMMUNITY?
But the adherence to conventional wisdom, of what we *should* think about something, of what we *should* consider important in life, has for too long damaged journalism, especially local journalism.
VIRUS: JANE’S PAINTING FROM LOCKDOWN
How do children pass the time during the pandemic lockdown? I received a pleasant surprise and an insight into what they are up to when this painting by my granddaughter, 11-year-old Jane Heaney, dropped into my in-box.