Her Majesty’s Birthday Queen Elisabeth II turns 95 by Colin A. Munro I first became aware of the Queen’s remarkable impact in remote parts of the Commonwealth during my posting (1973-77) to the British High Commission (embassy in a Commonwealth country) in Malaysia. One of my duties was to report on developments in ... Weiterlesen >
About H2O and C2H5OH by Wolfgang Geissler “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink” That famous line is from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge from 1834. While the speaker is a sailor stranded at sea surrounded by saltwater but drinkable none, we may know it as ... Weiterlesen >
Focus on where you are really good at by Jochen Ressel Have you ever heard of Mjam? Or Lieferando? You may reply “Sure, impossible not to know them as the urban streets are full of cyclists delivering food in these weird Covid times.” The two service companies mentioned are one simple and well-known ... Weiterlesen >
The author of the following article is not known to me. A friend sent it to my wife, who forwarded it to me. It moved me so much that I can’t withhold it from you. Here is the story.* by Wolfgang Geissler Over 80 years ago, in Greece, sixty thousand Jews lived peacefully ... Weiterlesen >
by H.E. Ambassador Leigh Turner This blog article is republished without any modification from https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/author/leighturner/ by courtesy of the author. “My boy is back. Thanks for all the hard work that helped make this happen!” The tweet sent late morning on 4 April 2020 shows two happy faces. Father and son reunited again in the ... Weiterlesen >
Racism as a Permissible “Dimension” For a Better Understanding of the Nature of what was once the Greatest Regulatory Power for the Far East and West by Wolfgang Geissler In the wake of the emotional afterglow of Anglophilia following my stay in England the year before, my father presented me at Christmas 1960 ... Weiterlesen >
An additional perspective to last week’s blog by Colin A. Munro Ian Murdoch’s reminiscences about English football prompt me to add a Scottish perspective. Let me start with the late great Bill Shankly, one of Liverpool’s most successful managers. The full flavour of his observations is only obtained by listening to his gravel ... Weiterlesen >
Journey’s End? by Ian Murdoch From Then.... My first encounter with English professional football was when I went to a League Division One (as it was then called - the forerunner of today's Premier League) fixture in the early 1960's. I went with my father and uncle on a wet autumn afternoon, stood ... Weiterlesen >
Maybe we made mistakes by Melanie Sully When I was a child television was in its infancy. It occupied an obscure part of the room looking like a piece of furniture and was tentatively opened out of a cupboard for a few hours a day. In between watching the Lone Ranger and Tonto ... Weiterlesen >
Its status and actual challenges by Colin A. Munro The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is a constitutional monarchy, without a written constitution. Queen Elisabeth has been on the throne since 1952. The first Elisabeth, Queen of England and Ireland, was succeeded by the son of Mary, Queen of ... Weiterlesen >
