Carrie Symonds made an honest man of Boris Johnson
by Rashmee
Posted on May 30, 2021
/ TRAVELS IN MY MIND On Bank Holiday weekend, Britain woke to the news that …
Read MoreWhat’s a cautious hug? It depends on where in Britain you are
by Rashmee
Posted on May 17, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY From today, May 17, Covid-19 rules across Britain will be a patchwork …
Read MoreVoters reward Boris but what about the fog of Brexit Newspeak?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 14, 2021
/ LANGUAGE The May 6 elections in England showed something interesting. People want to be …
Read MoreBrexit or not, Northern Ireland new troubles are criminal not political for now
by Rashmee
Posted on April 19, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY Days of recent unrest in Northern Ireland have caused everyone to …
Read More‘Global Britain’. Slogan or strategy?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 1, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY This month, the British government will publish a review of ‘Global Britain’, …
Read MoreVaccination success may be a shot in the arm for Britain in another key way
by Rashmee
Posted on February 22, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY Simon Kuper wrote an important piece in the Financial Times (paywall) the …
Read MoreLow spirits aren’t good for business, British or any other
by Rashmee
Posted on February 8, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY A Brexit update doesn’t mean it’s business as usual. Au contraire. This …
Read MoreBrexit really has meant Brexit: ‘Let them eat cake’
by Rashmee
Posted on February 1, 2021
/ BREXIT BRITAIN In the month since Brexit properly began, consider all the things that …
Read MoreIt’s worth reading why the half-Indian Marina Wheeler, Boris’s ex-wife, worries about Modi’s ‘New India’
by Rashmee
Posted on November 20, 2020
Marina Wheeler, barrister, former wife of Britain’s prime minister and the mother of four of …
Read MoreCorona karaoke and off-shoring refugees. Just another day in England
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2020
As far as coronavirus goes, here are the rules in England, succinctly delivered by @DoughtyStreet …
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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