
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon - A Review
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon is a lovely quirky novel, told predominantly through the eyes of a 10 year old girl, but also gives an insight into the adults that live in her street and play a part in her world. It is set in the UK during the very hot summer of 1976, and is charmingly reminiscent of that era. The plot centres around the disappearance of a Mrs Creasy. There are also other happenings: a fire that took place some time ago, a baby that was kidn

Israel and the Palestinians/ Shocking but True
1 Palestinians have never had sovereignty over the land that is now Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel#Early_Israelites 2 The Palestinians have been offered statehood and refused it 3 times. In 1948, after World War 2, the British were forced to give up their rule over the piece of land now called Israel. It was agreed that half the land would be given to the Arabs living in the region and half to the Jews who were already living there. The Arabs refused