May 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 MoreLobbying and cronyism in Britain: fat cats and other felines
by Rashmee
Posted on April 16, 2021
/ LANGUAGE Britain’s so-called lobbying and cronyism row is anything but. It’s about fat cats, …
Read MoreBritain as a force for uber good?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY I seem to remember Tony Blair popularising the use of the phrase …
Read MoreSo Gazprom didn’t buy Britain’s biggest gas supplier in 2006. Good economic patriotism?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2018
In the context of soaring tensions between Britain and Russia, we might well look back …
Read MoreCongress Needs a Makeover Like UK’s New Labour. Here’s a 3-point Cheat Sheet for Rahul Gandhi
by Rashmee
Posted on December 19, 2017 / CNN News18
The people of Gujarat have spoken, basically to say they’ll stick with the BJP, for …
Read MoreSearch for justice in Iraq may not be totally futile
by Rashmee
Posted on August 6, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
Realism, rather than cynicism, is the most appropriate response to the British High Court ruling …
Read MoreHow often have you heard it said that a ‘country is deeply divided’?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 17, 2017
Tony Blair said it about Britain on Saturday, in his essay ‘Brexit and the Centre’.…
Read MoreBlair’s case for a balanced Brexit 48-52 has to be made by someone. Who will do it?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 24, 2017
I’m with Bagehot, The Economist column on British life. Former prime minister Tony Blair …
Read MoreCorbyn & Sanders: A transatlantic hymn to the unspun politics of hope?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 14, 2015
Today (Friday, August 14) ballot papers go out to those who can vote 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