Ever wondered how the monarchy survives? An insightful piece has some answers
by Rashmee
Posted on June 2, 2022
As Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations kick off in Britain, it is worthwhile to …
Read MoreNot a Queenfest…the word ‘Queen’ is associated with something quite different
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2022
Republican-minded people (such as 26 per cent of Canadians) may find the next four days …
Read MoreStasis, cuke sandwiches…and more on the menu, this royal jubilee
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2022
Cucumber sandwiches. ‘Jubilee trifles’. Ale. The menu of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth …
Read More70 years into the second Elizabethan age…
by Rashmee
Posted on May 30, 2022
Britain is entering Jubilee Week in giddy anticipation of a long bank holiday weekend. The …
Read MoreA woman of substance: the unconventional Alice de Rothschild
by Rashmee
Posted on May 19, 2022 / The New European
A French-style chateau owned by a banking heiress in the English countryside hardly seems the …
Read MoreEchoes of Sanctuary Mandela ‘46664’ room in Diana Flora margarine tubs?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 11, 2022
Remember the Diana tubs of Flora margarine? Within months of Princess Diana’s death in 1997, …
Read MoreEurope is not an issue in the UK elections but it should be
by Rashmee
Posted on May 5, 2022
When British voters go to the polls on May 5 to elect their local authority …
Read MoreMay 5 is a test for both of Britain’s main parties
by Rashmee
Posted on May 4, 2022
The May 5 British local elections are a test for the governing Conservatives, one that …
Read MoreBritain’s local elections have national significance
by Rashmee
Posted on May 3, 2022
Fresh from helping organise a local elections hustings in my electoral ward, I can attest …
Read MoreThe Rohingyas, like India’s Muslims, seem to be a second-string hard luck cause
by Rashmee
Posted on April 17, 2022
As with Muslims in India, Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims are denied the luxury afforded by the …
Read More
Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK