Al Fayed simply lived in the wrong era of British politics

by Rashmee

Posted on September 2, 2023


When Mohamed Al Fayed passed away, he took with him a memory of a Britain …

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From ULEZ to ULose, WeLose in London’s dirty political business of pollution

by Rashmee

Posted on July 24, 2023


ULose. I wish I could take credit for the majestic formulation, a pun on London’s …

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In having nothing to say about Rishi Sunak, new Tory MP Steve Tuckwell said it all

by Rashmee

Posted on July 22, 2023


Rishi Sunak seems to have hideously good luck. For instance, he became prime minister but …

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Why BoJo’s Dallas dinner with Trump didn’t make the NYT

by Rashmee

Posted on May 26, 2023


As I headed to Texas from Arizona, so it seemed had Donald Trump. And Boris …

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So Boris Johnson’s comeback trail, like that of Liz Truss, runs through Washington, DC?

by Rashmee

Posted on February 2, 2023


On the last day of January, Boris Johnson was wandering around Capitol Hill, meeting and …

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Ready for Rishi’s report card? Reassuringly boring

by Rashmee

Posted on November 11, 2022


It’s coming up to Rishi Sunak’s three-week anniversary as Britain’s prime minister and it’s …

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The harm Brexit & its opportunistic cheerleaders have done will be felt for years

by Rashmee

Posted on October 31, 2022


If you want to understand the lunacy of Brexit, read Mandrake in ‘The New European’. …

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The 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, …

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Buxton 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 …

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Boris 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 …

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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