User:G-Man

I am fairly knowledgeable about a fairly wide number of topics I do a lot of reading on many things. Mostly history/politics/current affairs, and a number of other things.

I seem to have developed a specialisation in the history of obscure British railway and canal companies, obscure political parties. Bicycles and cycling. And 1980s pop music (yes I am sad)

Here's a list of significant articles I have created.

Articles about places/roads:

• Rugby, England
• Daventry
• Market Harborough
• Nuneaton
• Warwick, England
• Lutterworth
• Basildon
• Southend-on-Sea
• Atherstone
• Southam
• Bedworth
• Foxton Locks
• Braunston, Northamptonshire
• Euston station
• Marylebone railway station
• Birmingham New Street station
• Birmingham Snow Hill station
• Warwick Castle
• Watling Street
• Fosse Way
• M1 motorway
• Birmingham International Airport

Canal/Railway articles:

• Oxford Canal
• Ashby Canal
• Coventry Canal
• Ship canal
• Manchester Ship Canal
• Beeching axe
• Richard Beeching
• West coast Mainline
• Midland Main Line
• London and Birmingham Railway
• Midland Railway
• Midland Counties Railway
• Great Central Railway
• Stratford-Upon-Avon & Midland Junction Railway
• Settle and Carlisle Railway
• Ffestiniog Railway
• Snowdon Mountain Railway
• Welshpool & Llanfair Railway
• FEVE
• RENFE
• Northern Ireland Railways
• French railway history
• Spanish railway history
• List of railway companies
• History of the British canal system

Bicycle/Cycling articles:

• Bicycle brake systems
• Fixing a flat
• Bicycle touring
• Derailleur gears
• Hub gears
• List of bicycle manufacturers
• Raleigh
• Moulton

Music articles:

• Slade
• Yazoo
• Vince Clarke
• Electropop
• New Romantic
• Level 42
• Talk Talk
• Wet Wet Wet
• Alison Moyet
• The Troggs
• The Communards

Political articles:

• Communist Party of Great Britain
• Socialist Labour Party
• Arthur Scargill

Articles which fit into none of the above categories:

• Quarry
• Slum
• Kerosene lamp
• St John's wort
• Only Fools and Horses
• Love Thy Neighbour
• Morris (car manufacturer)
• L.S. Lowry
• Richard Trevithick
• Thrust2
• ThrustSSC
• Duel (film)
• Vacuum brakes

Articles that I have not created, but have made a significant contribution to:

• British politics ( I merged it with "politics of the United Kingdom" + added bits)
• Green Party of England and Wales
• Denzel Washington
• Mantle
• Canal lock
• Grand Union Canal
• Birmingham
• Warwickshire
• Banbury
• Oxford
• Leicester
• Coventry
• Oasis
• History of the Soviet Union
• Joseph Stalin

• Plus a number of other minor articles which I havn't bothered to list, I have also made edits many other articles.

Just in case your wondering (which you're probably not, but I'll tell you any way) here are some things about my beliefs etc.

Relgion. I don't follow any particular religion, but I believe that all the worlds religions teach basically the same common sense rules of morality and behaviour, like treating your fellow men with respect and dignity and loving thy neighbor etc. (its a shame more people who call themselves religious dont follow them really). I generally regard organised religion as a divisive and destructive force in the world.

Politics. I am on the liberal/left-wing side of politics. I am a democratic socialist. I believe that it's the governments job to re-distribute wealth and ensure that everyone in society has a minimum standard of living, and has the basics of life. I'm not entirely against Capitalism bacause it is the best means of generating wealth. But I am in favour of capitalism being strongly regulated, to keep it behaving itself.

I am also a keen Cyclist.

There I hope you found that interesting.

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