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	I entered journalism in reaction to my father's work in the state security service. I was sick of secrets. I thought journalism would give me the chance to deal with the world's problems in an open and honest way. When working as a small town editor for a western Canada newspaper I began to realise that journalists only knew half the story. The people who made the decisions were the politicians and officials who mostly worked behind closed doors. After a four year stint in Arctic Canada, where I took part in an aborted attempt to reach the North Pole, I returned to England where I worked for t more... Biography, Read My Blog, Contact Author, Read Reviews,
Books • No Ribbons or Medals • White Bird Black Bird Short Stories • On the Road to Yass • The Day Before Anzac Day • The Heresy Hunt Articles • 10 Days in China • Driving in France • Global Financial Crisis: The Way Forward • Notes on a Distant Passage • Our Place in the Sun • The Threat of the Red Forest • Who Killed Captain Cook Poetry • An Irish Song • Arrivals and Departures • Dead Willows Morn, • I am Here ( a story of old age) • Love • Modern Memories • Snow Angel • White Bird Black Bird News • Australian Publisher accepts new book • Novel hailed as a rich and exciting read • Author Attacks Academic Research Standards • The Canadian Book Challenge Three • Sprawling Saga about the Authentic North • Author Featured on CBC Radio site • No Ribbons or Medals on E Bay • First Canada Outlet • CBC North Anniversary Events • First Sale of Arctic novel in north • Advertising Blitz in Canada