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Compassion and peace in Malta

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I officially ended my two years of nomadic existence at the end of February this year, but, I seem to have been as much on the road as I was before. So right now I’m in Malta, here for a … Continue reading

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Austerity and Eminences – you heard it here first

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The governmental response to the suspend Article 50 petition isn’t the only ‘official’ document to land in my ‘inbox’ recently. One is an interesting academic paper, the other, by way of the Guardian, is an issue raised by an MP. ( … Continue reading

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Out of the Hat

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The final, happy action from 2018’s Clapham Book Festival was to draw the name of the lucky winner of our prize raffle. Many of the management committee gathered, most appropriately, at The Windmill on the Common last Wednesday evening to … Continue reading

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Zanzibar

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I was fortunate to join a few Emirati friends on a trip to Zanzibar last month. Zabna and a few of her family members had planned a trip there to initiate interactions with the ‘less fortunate’ among the local community. I … Continue reading

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Governmental Response… a play in one act

Dramatis personae Asif, a young, inexperienced Grade 7 who has drawn the short straw of drafting replies to governmental petitioners. Sir Peter, his boss, an older Senior Civil Servant. Scene; The Department for Exiting the European Union Asif; (knocks on … Continue reading