The Balkan Blog: Will Britons ever be slaves?
When Britain first, at Heaven’s command Arose from out the azure main; This was the charter of the land, And
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Author: Patrick Brigham
The Balkan Blog: No man is an island
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the
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Twenty years on, Michael Kapoustin and Life Choice
“Letters to My Son” is an autobiographical account of Michael Kapoustin’s life in Bulgaria. In it, he describes his time
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The unspeakable in pursuit of the unelectable?
Carefully mincing up Oscar Wilde’s reference to the British landed gentry with the tragicomic hero from from Victor Hugo’s tale
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Greece: More a way of life
I live in Greece, because it is easy. Having spent the best part of 20 years living in Bulgaria, and
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his coat of many colours
At present, it is hard to think of the Turkish President in glowing terms, mainly because his power stems from
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Whitehall whitewash or downright lies?
We can all start to wonder – now the Brexit is over and the Sir John Chilcot report is back
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The party’s over, but, is it time to call it a day?
They have certainly burst all the pretty balloons, but unfortunately, they haven’t chased all the clowns away. Is it time
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Last Brexit to nowhere
This is my last and final rant about the Brexit – stay or remain – until the final vote is
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