<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mysite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysite]]></description><link>https://www.smithwrites.co.uk/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:30:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.smithwrites.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[UNGA First Committee Side Event: The Challenge of IEDS in Humanitarian Mine Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm delighted to be speaking at the above side event on Tuesday 19 October. Please see the link below for details:...]]></description><link>https://www.smithwrites.co.uk/post/unga-first-committee-side-event-the-challenge-of-ieds-in-humanitarian-mine-action</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6166f72535b49e00165902d8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/060c43_1756e6d4cb434b9484352177c09ca211~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_375,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 'Dirty History' of Wheelbarrow?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve just read a real humdinger (and not in a good way). 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To date, it’s had some amazing reviews, but I thought I should put it to the...]]></description><link>https://www.smithwrites.co.uk/post/better-to-die-the-characters-were-fully-developed-and-the-writing-was-superb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6090294e06320f0016fe4e8b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 17:02:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/060c43_44bc9f4c33e24678860ee6d48cc5f44a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_547,h_308,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The IED Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although I love writing action/adventure fiction, my day job often sees me engaged in rather less racy stuff. 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