Brian Hodgkinson – Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers

Men of Valour

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:11 +0000

Based on the Second World War, this narrative poem, with its evocative drawings, captures the devastation of this global war and the dramatic events that took place. It is the author’s dedication to the courage displayed by men and women of every participating nation, but especially by those who fought for the ideals of freedom and justice against tyranny and humanity. This narrative poem seeks…

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In Search of Truth

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:07 +0000

The School was founded during the Depression years of the 1930s by Leon MacLaren, son of Labour MP Andrew MacLaren. The School had its roots in the economic theories of Henry George, which the Liberal Party sought to implement before the First World War, and the Labour Party in 1931. From there the School developed and took a new turn in the 1950s, following the discovery of the teaching of…

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The Advancement of Civilisation in the Western World – Volume 2: The Medieval World

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:04 +0000

This is a series of 3 books. Each are available to purchase separately or can be bought together for a discount. Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome Volume 2: The Medieval World Volume 3: The Modern World “History is the essence of innumerable biographies.” Thomas Carlyle, Scottish historian “Histories make men wise.” Francis Bacon, English courtier and essayist The Middle Ages saw the…

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The Advancement of Civilisation in the Western World – Volume 3: The Modern World

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:04 +0000

This is a series of 3 books. Each are available to purchase separately or can be bought together for a discount. Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome Volume 2: The Medieval World Volume 3: The Modern World “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.” Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA “Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike…

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The Advancement of Civilisation in the Western World – Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:02 +0000

This is a series of 3 books. Each are available to purchase separately or can be bought together for a discount. Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome Volume 2: The Medieval World Volume 3: The Modern World “The world’s history is the world’s judgement.” Frederich von Schiller, German poet “History is philosophy from examples.” Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Greek historian The general plan of…

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Saviour of the Nation

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:53 +0000

Chosen for Summer 2015-16 People’s Book Prize Collection. This engaging poem depicts Winston Churchill as a hero, in traditional epic style and echoes the works of Homer and Virgil. The metre adds an emotional intensity to the events of 20th century history more usually found within Classical literature. The narrative covers the period from 1940, when Great Britain faced perhaps the greatest…

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How our Economy Really Works

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:47 +0000

Chosen for Winter 2019/20 People’s Book Prize Collection for Non-Fiction. These questions have confronted the UK economy for decades without resolution by governments of the right or left. It is the failure of economics, the author argues. Economists have long asserted that three factors of production, land, labour and capital, lie at the root of their subject. Yet in the development of the…

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The Advancement of Civilisation in the Western World

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:47 +0000

This is a series of 3 books. For more detail on each volume click on the title below Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome Volume 2: The Medieval World Volume 3: The Modern World Each is available to purchase separately or they can be bought as a set for a discount. “Histories make men wise.” Francis Bacon, English courtier and essayist “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

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A New Model of the Economy

SheaFowb429Aslf — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:29:14 +0000

Economists today employ ‘flat-earth’ models, which are totally unrealistic. They ignore the huge influence of spatial location, which gives rise to economic, or Ricardian, rent. This has expanded proportionately to the continuous growth of most economies, and profoundly affects how they operate. A New Model of the Economy incorporates into both micro- and macroeconomic analysis this basic and…

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