Crown Jewels?
KENT BARKER argues that what we ask of our royal family is completely unreasonable. If there is one positive thing about the hullabaloo surrounding the coronation it’s that it affords republicans a chance to put their case and enables us…
Coronation Fever
KENT BARKER charts the involvement of a prominent Hastings civic dignitary at the coronation of George II in 1727 Hastings had been one of the original Cinque Ports - probably founded sometime before the Norman invasion. It accorded the town…
COMMENT: Don’t Be A Vaccine Damage Denier
Kent Barker replies to the Comment in 7th April issue of HIP by Paul Barlow. The debate over vaccines and vaccination is already dangerously polarised and, sadly, Paul Barlow’s comment piece ‘Why Vaccination Matters’ in edition 149 of HIP does…
Covid-19 – The Known Unknowns
Kent Barker asks if UK’s East Sussex ‘patient-zero’ shifts the expected Coronavirus epidemic peak. And considers other confusing ; When should we expect the epidemic to peak? The government suggests not for several weeks, but other evidence points to the…
Book Review
The AnarchyBy William Dalrymple Published by Bloomsbury at £30 Review by Kent Barker Embarking on The Anarchy is not for the faint-hearted. To start with the tome runs to more than 500 pages, weighs in at a couple of kilos, spans…
Transcribing Hastings’ History
Kent Barker calls for a community effort to make the works of one of the town’s great historians and eccentrics more widely available to all. Students of some of the more obscure byways of Hastings’ history will likely know the…
Small Is Beautiful – And Cheaper
Kent Barker looks at the cars most responsible for greenhouse gasses and particulates, and discovers that leaving the EU means manufacturers may have to take gas-guzzlers off the forecourt. Are you thinking of purchasing a new car? Perhaps trading in…
Axe the PM?
Kent Barker wonders if Boris Johnson shouldn’t turn the pages of his history book back to the 17th century if he wants to keep a head. Pity poor John Ashburnham and Nicholas ; Elected as MPs for Hastings in 1628…
COMMENT: A Woman For All Seasons?
One wonders if, after politics, Amber Rudd might consider joining the Church and seeking a living in the parish of Bray? She’d be ideally suited to follow in the footsteps of her illustrious predecessor who contrived to bend his principles…
Hastings Group Opposes 5G Rollout
A new organisation called ‘Stop 5G’ has been launched in Hastings. It aims to raise awareness of the potential health hazards from wireless radiation coming from the new mobile phone network. The 80 members who have so far signed up in the town join…