In Britain, a fear of the status futurus. In India, a hope that will not be denied
by Rashmee
Posted on August 17, 2022
If you live in Britain and keep an eye on India, it’s pretty clear where …
Read MoreWhy did Penny Mordaunt use the word ‘colour’ in her campaign video?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 16, 2022
So, as I was saying, a live TV debate doesn’t tell you what a …
Read MoreBritish wannabe-PMs’ live debate won’t have the real thing
by Rashmee
Posted on July 15, 2022
When Britain gets to watch five would-be prime ministers debate each other live on TV …
Read MoreThe parallels between ‘Britain Trump’ and the real American thing are overstated
by Rashmee
Posted on July 12, 2022
Remember when Donald Trump described Boris Johnson as “Britain Trump”? Quite apart from being ungrammatical, …
Read MoreBuxton Tories speak their minds about MPs who want to reverse the order and be PM
by Rashmee
Posted on July 11, 2022
I was reminded of how London-centred the British media is when the BBC’s weekend roundup …
Read MoreBoris boosterism and bluster won’t keep Brexit Britain’s reality hidden forever
by Rashmee
Posted on July 9, 2022
Boris Johnson’s premiership epitomised a change in tone and apparent temperament for Britain. In the …
Read MoreBoris remade Britain’s image as a mussy-haired wannabe with a slippery sense of propriety
by Rashmee
Posted on July 8, 2022
A columnist recently noted that “in the end, Boris Johnson’s government resembled a Ponzi scheme …
Read More‘Them’s the breaks’: Boris adopts an American accent
by Rashmee
Posted on July 7, 2022
When Boris Johnson said he would resign “the best job in the world” aka prime …
Read MoreOur man in Kigali (and Gitega)
by Rashmee
Posted on June 22, 2022
There may be many things to say about the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) …
Read MorePritchett and ‘brassy’ London summers from Victoria to Elizabeth II
by Rashmee
Posted on June 17, 2022
Speaking of the “brassiness” of a London summer, to use the words of …
Read MoreRashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK