More Proof that the UK is Sicker than Italy
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 title of the BBC story says it all ‘Horror descends on quiet street‘. The story seems to indicate that the do gooders […]
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 click on his name, you will see from the article on the BBC website, that it is looking as though the death sentence will be […]
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 fur and who rally to the war cries of a queen going by the name of Boadicea. Before anyone corrects me, […]
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 article basically argues that just about all TV and Internet, is only possible due to advertising. Whilst this is partially true, I […]
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 leaderships. Some of the Buddhist monks who are bravely attempting to right the wrongs in their country may well end up being shot. The Burmese regime […]
