Keith Killby: Smithfield trader who escaped from a POW camp
This article was the inspiration for an episode of BBC Radio 4’s Last Word
Tom Paley: A folk legend found who inspired Bob Dylan
UNKNOWN to customers at Angel’s Wetherspoon’s, a folk music legend who inspired Bob Dylan and played with Lead Belly would, up until recently, sit in their midst enjoying fish and chips on Fridays. Tom Paley, a pioneer of modern American folk music, died on September 30. He was 89 years old.
Karthy Nair: Progressive educator who always made herself heard
KARTHY Nair, a respected anti-colonial activist, teacher and campaigner who worked to improve the lives of those around her, has died aged 90. Along with her brother, Devan Nair, she was one of the founding members of Singapore’s People’s Action Party in 1954. The party helped overthrow British colonial rule in Singapore and remains the dominant political party to this day.