Diversity and Anglosphere: Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman run a familiar show

by Rashmee

Posted on March 14, 2023


One day in the life of a country can be both revealing and dispiriting – …

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Camilla won’t wear Kohinoor, but what about Cullinan?

by Rashmee

Posted on March 5, 2023 / The Times of India


Europe’s former colonial powers are trying desperately to shed the burden of history. France’s Emmanuel …

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‘Dig for Brexit’, literally

by Rashmee

Posted on March 3, 2023


In Britain, vegetable seeds are worth their weight in tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and avocadoes, the …

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‘Dear Rishi’. The code words of British politics

by Rashmee

Posted on February 28, 2023


It’s astonishing how many cliches, code words, jargon and sporty phrases are being used for …

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Brexit Britain: Grow-your-own-salad country Vs start-up nation

by Rashmee

Posted on February 27, 2023


What’s a sustainable ambition for Brexit Britain? Not to become a start-up nation but to …

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On war’s 1st anniversary, two Ukrainian women provide a lesson in the moral psychology of hope

by Rashmee

Posted on February 25, 2023


It was fitting that we sat down to dinner with two Ukrainians on the first …

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In Britain, let us root around for a salad

by Rashmee

Posted on February 23, 2023


“What on earth is going on in Britain?” a friend in Wisconsin asked the other …

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Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘Jacinda Ardern moment’?

by Rashmee

Posted on February 16, 2023


Nicola Sturgeon, may never have been so adored as when she told the world she …

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Yet another trigger warning…but just how troubling can Jane Austen be?

by Rashmee

Posted on February 6, 2023


News that the University of Greenwich is warning its undergrads about the potentially disturbing “gender …

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Row at Georgian khinkali stall in London brings home the ugliness of a faraway war

by Rashmee

Posted on February 5, 2023


The row at the Georgian khinkali stall in London is a reminder of the ugliness …

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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