The Real Bread movement arrives in East Greenwich
by Rashmee
Posted on January 31, 2021
/ TRAVELS IN MY MIND Rejoice, all ye in east Greenwich, we have a real …
Read MoreEurope looks to a new US president who knows what comes of ‘wrong patriotism’
by Rashmee
Posted on January 30, 2021
This, the second weekend since Joe Biden got to the White House, is a good …
Read MoreIt’s not about ‘will’. Can Joe Biden succeed as president?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 29, 2021
Here are the two questions everyone’s asking: ** Will Joe Biden succeed as America’s 46th …
Read MoreHorsing around and exhortations: World to Biden’s America
by Rashmee
Posted on January 28, 2021
In the blissfully quiet first week of Joe Biden’s presidency, there’s been a lot of …
Read MoreMemory and forgetting. Here’s why and how to remember the Nazis’ many many victims
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2021
Every year, January 27 is given over to remembering the Holocaust but might there be …
Read MoreDavos is in lockdown, complete with its crystal ball
by Rashmee
Posted on January 26, 2021
This is the week the World Economic Forum (WEF), normally held in the Alpine surrounds …
Read MoreThe pandemic has hit Palestinians harder because of the health apartheid
by Rashmee
Posted on January 25, 2021
On Sunday, January 24, Israel’s health minister Yuli Edelstein went on British television and disavowed …
Read MoreSmize, it’s a pandemic
by Rashmee
Posted on January 24, 2021
“Smize” is a portmanteau word, the result of blending “smile” with “eyes”. The term was …
Read MoreAfter Brexit, the French urge Europe to rethink the language of Shakespeare
by Rashmee
Posted on January 23, 2021
It’s not particularly surprising that the French sent up a trial balloon within a few …
Read MoreLike an abused partner, the BBC still trails tearfully after Mr Trump
by Rashmee
Posted on January 22, 2021
The BBC was at it on Inauguration Day. Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day. ‘Newsnight’, the BBC’s …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK