It’s 10 months since I left the ‘gulag’ of full time employment and became a real person. I’m now enjoying life properly, as it’s meant to be lived, and feeling grateful every day for having retired. One decision I’ve made is to carry on writing, but to share my work for free. This gives meContinue reading “All of my books can now be downloaded from my website for free…”
Author Archives: Lee J. Russell
Yet Another UK Government Nuclear Cover-Up…
In a 7th April ’25 email, CND has reported on their discovery that successive UK governments have exempted US armed forces from the “Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017” (ref https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1075/contents ). This means that US forces are exempt from any UK enforcement of safety standards, including the safety of their radioactive materials and weapons. It alsoContinue reading “Yet Another UK Government Nuclear Cover-Up…”
Partial solar eclipse – 29/3/25…
Building on the technique I developed last summer for observing the Sun (see “Sept ’24 – Solar Observations from Summer ’24…” from 25/9/24 on my blog), I was well-placed to observe today’s partial solar eclipse. Here is an image I took, showing both the Moon passing between Earth and the Sun, and a few sunspots:Continue reading “Partial solar eclipse – 29/3/25…”
Claude Malhuret (French Senator) Describes the Tragic Impact of Donald Trump’s International Politics…
On 4th March 2025, Claude Malhuret (a French Senator) gave the clearest description possible of the impact of Donald Trump’s egregious politics on both the USA and the rest of the world: “… Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, … because he will not defend you, … he will impose moreContinue reading “Claude Malhuret (French Senator) Describes the Tragic Impact of Donald Trump’s International Politics…”
A Proposed UK Response to the USA Foreign Policy Emerging Under the New Trump Administration…
Even before Trump assumed office in ’25, it was obvious that his second term as US president was going to be rough for the rest of the democratic world. But I don’t think we expected such an abrupt about-face by the nation respected by most as the so-called ‘leaders of the free world’. In justContinue reading “A Proposed UK Response to the USA Foreign Policy Emerging Under the New Trump Administration…”
Book review – “Contain” by Saul Tanpepper…
It is a pleasure to say that “Contain“ by Saul Tanpepper is a good book. It is obviously independently/self-published (despite stating Brinestone Press as the publisher), and indeed a look at the final page shows that it was printed by Amazon in the UK. However, this book is at the upper end of independently publishedContinue reading “Book review – “Contain” by Saul Tanpepper…”
“In Cinemas No One Is Hearing The Audience Scream” their anguish over yet another botched film in the Alien franchise…
I had been very excited about seeing the latest film in the Alien franchise, “Alien: Romulus”, after seeing a short trailer and the theatrical release poster. It looked like the film was going to be everything we want from an Alien story: scary, gritty, exciting, realistic…. … but I could not have been more disappointedContinue reading ““In Cinemas No One Is Hearing The Audience Scream” their anguish over yet another botched film in the Alien franchise…”
A Problem with Fundamental Physics…
In my opinion, the purpose of Physics is to determine the key physical processes governing how the natural world works, and to write down the associated mathematical Laws which describe them. From Galileo to Newton to Einstein, building on the work of thousands of scientists, much (obviously not all) of the focus has been onContinue reading “A Problem with Fundamental Physics…”
Accessible Popular Science books about Cosmology and Physics…
In 2002 I graduated from the Open University with an excellent (2:1 Honours) Open Science degree, at a time when their fees were much lower. This enabled me to boot-strap my education as an adult, after a pretty lacklustre grammar school experience. Working from the basement level up, using the OU’s distance-learning materials, I essentiallyContinue reading “Accessible Popular Science books about Cosmology and Physics…”
Solar observations – summer ’24…
I’ve been indulging my love for Astronomy with a little 70mm / f5.7 refractor that I picked up at the start of the year. This summer was great for observing the Sun via eyepiece projection (don’t try that at home unless you know what you’re doing… I melted the inside of a 10mm eyepiece whileContinue reading “Solar observations – summer ’24…”
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