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With the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (I lost a
With the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (I lost a great-uncle there), the BBC are featuring stories of survivors and their descendant...

Listening to the radio before returning from Brussels to London
Listening to the radio before returning from Brussels to London (assuming that Eurostar is running again) after a lovely evening concert at LArchiduc....

Here in Belgium, listening to BBC Radio news, they keep talking
Here in Belgium, listening to BBC Radio news, they keep talking about football. Im no football fan but know that England didnt exactly set the world o...

Unbelievably, there are still some people who dont understand why
Unbelievably, there are still some people who dont understand why Hamas were elected to help Gazans defend themselves against Israel and started sendi...

Watching Sunday Politics with the evil Iain Duncan-smith. If they
Watching Sunday Politics with the evil Iain Duncan-smith. If they REALLY want to lower the housing benefit budget, re-introduce controlled rents. Do i...

Well, he may not be perfect....but hes done pretty well, really,
Well, he may not be perfect....but hes done pretty well, really, especially coming in with the poisoned chalice of the 2008 Republican Crash (just lik...

Yesterday would have been my mothers 102nd birthday. Instead she
Yesterday would have been my mothers 102nd birthday. Instead she died 7 years ago. I lost my father 20 years ago. As anyone who knew me when I was you...

I just watched a programme about Prince. Ive never been a fan but
I just watched a programme about Prince. Ive never been a fan but thought that maybe Id missed something. Well, he can obviously play a number of inst...

Just a tiny thing, but significant, I think. The government have
Just a tiny thing, but significant, I think. The government have announced that they will now reverse the cuts they made to flood protection. Nothing ...

BOMBAY. Saturday 22/11/14. My last 24 hours of WiFi in Bombay. Ill
BOMBAY. Saturday 22/11/14. My last 24 hours of WiFi in Bombay. Ill be home at last on Monday night. So, a few last comments on Bombay. Firstly the ho...