The Great British Bulldog has heart problems.After writing a post entitled The UK is Sicker than Italy, alas, I then read of this recent and particularly horrific crime in the UK. The … [Read more...]
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 towards women.Luckily, if you … [Read more...]
Anglo-Saxon
Being from the UK, I am considered by Italians to be someone from an Anglo-Saxon culture. This makes me chuckle because for me 'Anglo-Saxon' sort of conjures up images of a people clad in … [Read more...]
Sarkozy likes the BBC, possibly!
UPDATE: 14.01.08 - Having now read more of the articles in Il Sole, I can now understand why the paper used the headline saying that 'State TV without advertising would not work'. The … [Read more...]
Italy has Grillo, Myanmar/Burma has the Buddhist Monks, and both countries have unhappy people
No, I know there is no comparison between the Italian oligarchy and the Burmese despots, but both are examples of the people being encouraged to revolt against arrogant, non-democratic … [Read more...]