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Author: Patrick Brigham

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The Balkan Blog: Will Britons ever be slaves?

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

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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The Balkan Blog: No man is an island

August 22, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

“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

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 Patrick Brigham

“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?

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 Patrick Brigham

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

July 25, 2016 Patrick Brigham Greece

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

July 19, 2016July 21, 2016 Patrick Brigham Turkey

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?

July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 Patrick Brigham

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?

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

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

June 18, 2016June 27, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

This is my last and final rant about the Brexit – stay or remain – until the final vote is

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