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#MarsHillBlog Post On the WHO warning of long lasting health crisis in Gaza #WHO #Gaza #Palestine #Israel paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/who-...
WHO Warn of Long Lasting Health Crisis in Gaza
This is, sadly, to be expected. The violence inflicted on the people of Gaza, whether directly or indirectly, indicate that. The issue no...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post Legislative Chambers around the World. The French National Assembly #FrenchNationalAssembly #PalaisBourbon #Paris #France paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
The Look of Legislative Chambers Around the World: French National Assembly
Some prefer the horseshoe look, others the gladiatorial look at the UK House of Commons. As part of a new series on Mars Hill, and inspir...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Hamas, peace deals, and Tony Blair #Hamas #Terrorism #TonyBlair #IsraeliHostages #UnitedKingdom #Gaza #Palestine #Israel paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/hama...
Hamas, Peace Deals, and Tony Blair
While I am glad to see this peace deal underway, and Tony Blair is a questionable choice for the Guardianship of Gaza, Hamas are in no po...
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October 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Israel stating that a ceasefire in Gaza is now in effect #Hamas #Terrorism #Hostages #Gaza #Palestine #Israel paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/isra...
Israel: Gaza Ceasefire Agreement Now in Effect
Whilst this is welcome, we need to exercise caution, but the fact there is a ceasefire shows in itself how much has been achieved. I am al...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Trump calling 300 strong National Guard to Chicago #DonaldTrump #NationalGuard #Chicago #Illinois #USA paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/trum...
Trump Sends 300 Strong National Guard to Chicago
This is an outrage, especially as it is without the voluntary approval of the Governor of Illinois. It is discriminatory and is either de...
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October 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post A brief look at the Doctor Who story, Face the Raven #DoctorWho #DoctorWho60 #FacetheRaven #TwelfthDoctor #PeterCapaldi paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/09/doct...
Doctor Who: Face the Raven
As part of the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of Doctor Who, Mars Hill Blog will be showing one clip from each Doctor Who story in chronol...
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September 29, 2023 at 7:38 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Iran launching it's third military space satellite #Iran #Satellites #Space paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/09/iran...
Iran Launches It's Third Military Space Satellite
I appreciate some of the worries and concerns here , and I share some of them but I take solace from the fact that we have been here before...
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September 28, 2023 at 4:39 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Trump and Vance's bullying of Zelensky #VladimirPutin #Russia #DonaldTrump #USA #EmmanuelMacron #France #KeirStarmer #UnitedKingdom #VolodymyrZelensky #Ukraine paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/02/trum...
Trump and Vance's Bullying of Zelensky
I am on the train going back from Cambridge, laptop in front of me and I don't know what to say. Aside from the fact that this is shockingl...
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March 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On the three Baltic States not being invited to today's European Conference, but Starmer will speak with them #VladimirPutin #Russia #DonaldTrump #USA #KeirStarmer #UnitedKingdom #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #VolodymyrZelensky #Ukraine paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
The Three Baltic States Governments not Invited to European Conference in London, but Starmer will Speak with Them
I do have concerns regarding this , but the Prime Minister does value Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as key players and it is probable that...
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March 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Russia test firing a missile from a nuclear submarine #VladimirPutin #Russia #Ukraine paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/11/russ...
Russia Test Fires Missile from Nuclear Submarine
A reminder that there should be no doubt as to the sort of regime Vladimir Putin runs and the what they are prepared to do, if only to try ...
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November 10, 2023 at 5:47 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Latvia urging conscription for NATO allies #VladimirPutin #Russia #NATO #Latvia #LordCameron #UnitedKingdom #Ukraine #UnitedNations paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/02/latv...
Latvia Urges Call for Conscription from NATO Allies
I certainly agree that conscription is vital for those countries which border Russia, but I cannot see how conscription would achieve anyth...
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February 24, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On the forthcoming elections in Germany #GermanElections #Germany paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/02/fort...
Forthcoming Elections in Germany
I really don't want to comment during this time on this , but I hope and pray that Germans go to the Polls with justice, love, decency, an...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post Thought for the Day. Assessments #TheBible #Judaism #Christianity #Jeremiah paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/02/thou...
Thought for the Day MMMLXXIX
Jeremiah Ch 17 Vs 5-10  sees God state that he should be trusted and that people cannot simply trust in "mere mortals" and that the heart i...
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February 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Israel vowing to wipe out Hamas after hearing news of young boys in Gaza being beheaded and burnt alive #Hamas #Gaza #Israel paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/10/isra...
Israel Vows to Wipe Out Hamas, After News of Young Boys Being Burnt Alive and Beheaded
Understandable. Hamas at the weekend lost all credibility, not that it had any in the first place. It is a terrorist organisation and will ...
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October 11, 2023 at 7:55 AM
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From the archives of #MarsHillBlog On this day in 2006. A look at the BBC coverage of the 1983 general election results #BBC #MargaretThatcher #Conservatives #Labour #HouseofCommons #Westminster paulburgin.blogspot.com/2006/10/elec... aww q
Election 83
Further to a similar posting I did on this ( Look under April 8th , for some reason blogspot won't let me have the original blog entry by i...
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October 7, 2023 at 8:36 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On the Italian government and their post on the El Alamein anniversary #BrothersofItaly #GiorgiaMeloni #Italy #ElAlamein #Egypt #SecondWorldWar paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-...
The Italian government and Their Post on El Alamein Anniversary
Some will say that we should not be too surprised given how right win this Italian government is, but one hoped that they would decry the t...
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October 23, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post Prigozhin killed in plane crash #VladimirPutin #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #Russia paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/08/prig...
Prighozin "Killed in Plane Crash"
The surprise is that Prigozhin did not die sooner, and I say that because, given Putin's track record and that Prigozhin threatened Putin's...
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August 23, 2023 at 7:27 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Russia warning Poland over nuclear weapons deployment #VladimirPutin #Russia #NATO #Poland #Ukraine paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/04/russ...
Russia Warns Poland Over Nuclear Weapons Deployment
What the Putin Regime needs to consider is 1) Poland is now a member of NATO 2) Russian aggression, not least over Ukraine, has made it's ...
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April 26, 2024 at 7:14 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post over Trumps sancties tegen het Internationaal Strafhof vanwege Netanyahu #DonaldTrump #VS #InternationaalStrafhof paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/02/trum...
Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court Over Netanyahu
This is counterproductive. Any flaws the ICC may have will not be dealt with this way. As for "anti-Christian bias", well I don't think pe...
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February 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On the UK joining other countries in pausing funding for UNWRA, after several of it's staff were fired for involvement in 7th October attacks #Hamas #Terrorism #UNWRA #Australia #Canada #Italy #UnitedKingdom #USA #Gaza #Israel paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/01/uk-a...
UK and Other Countries Pause Funding for UNWRA
I have to say that reading this I am disgusted, but not entirely surprised. The UNWRA (United Nations Work and Famine Relief), has shown f...
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January 27, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On the petition to Justin Trudeau, to ask for an official apology for Canada's treatment of past British migrants #JustinTrudeau #BritishHomeChildren #UnitedKingdom #Canada paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/12/peti...
Petition to Trudeau to Apologise for Canada's Treatment for Past British Migrants
This is an horrific story and one which not only breaks the heart, but inspires frustration that justice has not been fully met.  A simple...
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December 27, 2023 at 12:33 PM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On the Uganda government to bury Paris Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegi, with full military honours #DomesticViolence #RebeccaCheptegei #Athletics #Paris2024 #OlympicGames #Paris #France #Kenya #Uganda paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/09/pari...
Paris Olympian Rebecca Cheptegi, to be Buried with Full Military Honours in Uganda
It was Rebecca Cheptegi's wish, as she was dying in hospital, following her being set on fire by a former boyfriend, shortly after her retu...
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September 14, 2024 at 9:54 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Judge ruling that Trump has no immunity over 2020 election case, plus Court ruling that Trump can be sued for Capitol Riot #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USCongress #USA paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/12/judg...
Judge Rules That Trump has No Immunity Over 2020 Election Case, Plus Court Rules Trump Can be Sued f...
This is somewhat of an historic occasion, as well a good day for US Justice . Trump, like many populists, sees public office as a form of ...
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December 2, 2023 at 11:45 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Revelation that Conservative Candidate for Bristol North West, one of candidates facing investigation by Gambling Commission, is married to Conservative Director of Campaigns #LauraSaunders #RishiSunak #Conservatives #GE2024 #BristolNorthWest paulburgin.blogspot.com/2024/06/cons...
Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Bristol North West, one of Those facing Investigation by Gambling Commission, is Married to Tory Director of Campaigns
Given the number of Parliamentary Candidates who made bets on the timing of the election , this is either very foolish, or very greedy and ...
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June 20, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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#MarsHillBlog Post On the volcanic eruption in Iceland #Volcanoes #Reykjavik #Iceland paulburgin.blogspot.com/2023/12/majo...
December 19, 2023 at 6:28 AM