The BREXIT vote has created an unprecedented and monumental challenge for the UK, Europe and indeed the world. "from someone in the UK who supports the REMAIN position" published by Earl of Cruise How this is handled will determine the future. The Prime Minister will resign and so the UK has no functioning Government and Opposition at present. The rating agencies are downgrading UK credit rating to AA. More than 50 shadow cabinet members have resigned from the Labour side. Corbyn in really major trouble. If he clings on due to support from the grassroots and the trade unions then the political party may have no option but to break away with a new party. It is unprecedented in recent history for both the government and the opposition to be in such turmoil. In the UK "certainty" seems to have vanished overnight and everything appears uncertain. As Laurel & Hardy once said "this is another fine mess you have got us into!" Thankfully one pilla...
Over years, in my early youth, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was shaping my mind for the perfect ocean liner, despite having made my first experiences with a liner onboard the HANSEATIC (1), ex EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND, ex EMPRESS OF JAPAN. When leaning at the rail of HANSEATIC entering the port, my eyes where every where and I wished to by a camera, I took all in. And when seeing the QUEEN ELIZABETH with my own eyes, the nice behaving young boy turned into a tomboy, that my grandmére was no longer able to tame ... I did draw quite a lot of looks, back then. I found, while on research, this article and thought it interesting publishing in my blog: written and published by John Sheperd at liverpoolships.org editing and comments by Earl of Cruise I ( John Shepard ) joined the CUNARD LINE in March 1962 as an Assistant Purser and sailed the QUEEN ELIZABETH throughout that year, before transferring to the Liverpool-based CARINTHIA in November, where I remained as Crew Purser for the next five...