Jargon is officially out, going forward. But can UK civil servants deliver?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2013
It’s been a month the decision was taken. Going forward, the dialogue will deliver key …
Read MoreBradley/Chelsea Manning relives Jan Morris’s Conundrum
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2013
News of Bradley Manning’s plea that he henceforth be known as Chelsea and be allowed …
Read MoreA premature obituary? The death of distance
by Rashmee
Posted on August 21, 2013
As Mark Twain might have said, but didn’t, reports of the death of distance are …
Read MoreEgypt, a bloodied nation, a nation in tears. Can we now agree to call it a coup?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 14, 2013
You do not have to be a Muslim Brotherhood supporter, you do not have to …
Read MoreSupertoy Teddy takes world’s favourite furry friend into 21st century
by Rashmee
Posted on August 12, 2013
Calling all arctophiles (arktos is Greek for bear) to this, the ultimate guide to …
Read MoreFore. Obama forced to downgrade his holiday lodging
by Rashmee
Posted on August 4, 2013
How extraordinary. The Sunday Times reports that Barack Obama “may be the leader of …
Read MoreReal women’s lib would be to free half the planet from gender ring-fence
by Rashmee
Posted on July 31, 2013
“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings,” wrote Jane Austen. She might usefully …
Read MoreFormer Egypt president fridge is fine, says EU’s top diplomat
by Rashmee
Posted on July 30, 2013
This is high diplomacy for Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs …
Read MoreEdward Joseph can’t compete against George Alexander Louis
by Rashmee
Posted on July 24, 2013
Poor Edward Snowden. Despite his struggles to liberate himself from the transit lounge of …
Read More#RoyalBaby: The Archers again but less majesty please, not lese majeste
by Rashmee
Posted on July 23, 2013
The Windsors are becoming like a continuously and magnificently updated episode of The Archers, the …
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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