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Long Hot Summer

Yes, it’s going to be one long hot summer for Italy’s tanned prime minister. At the moment he’s trying to fend off an embarassingly official

The UK is Sicker than Italy

Over on Man of Roma’s thoughtful blog, I made a bold statement. What I said is that the UK is in a greater state of decline than Italy.

The World Goes Phut!

‘Phut’ is a lovely onomatopoeic little word, and, if you believe the conCERNs of some people, this is what could happen if the whizzy new

Jeff Healey 1966 – 2008

I was saddened to hear about the passing away of Jeff Healey today.  If you did not know he was a talented Canadian blues-rock guitarist, singer,

Pervez Kambakhsh – Safe

Pervez Kambakhsh, 23, from Afghanistan had been sentenced to death. His crime? He had downloaded an article from a blog that questioned the Koran’s attitude

Colin McRae

Alas, one of the world’s most spectacular rally drivers Colin McRae, and his young son, have lost their lives in a horrific helicopter accident. The

Anita Roddick

After the sad demise of Luciano Pavarotti, I heard about the equally sad departure from this earth of the Body Shop founder Anita Roddick yesterday.