Greyhound buses to operate in the UK

A true American icon is about to hit Britain’s roads.  You can read the article here.

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U.S. National Debt Clock

One scary Web page…
http://www.usdebtclock.org/

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Privatisation has been a train wreck

Britain’s railways and Spain’s appear to be gulfs apart. Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone is right to call for the re-nationalization of the rail network after the latest fiasco (the government has had to bail out one of the private operators).  You can read his column in The Guardian here.

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CP Snow

Another writer who seems to have slipped through the cracks in recent decades is C. P. Snow. As a young man I read most of his Strangers and Brothers series of novels and recently watched the TV adaptation from 1983 for the first time. He was not a novelist of the first water but I [...]

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Organisation of American States decides to readmit Cuba

This piece of news was reported in today’s Guardian. It could mark a sea change in relations between the U.S. and the rest of the Americas and was, at the very least, a bold move by the Latin American governments.
Ironically, it was thanks to the Bush Administration’s treatment of the region that the Left found [...]

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The “pity of war”

I had the opportunity to watch a BBC Four documentary about Wilfred Owen, the First World War poet. I first came into contact with his poetry at school. It became very popular in the 1960s on account of the Vietnam War. I had no idea that he was now the second most studied English poet [...]

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When children had less rights than animals

The BBC has an interesting article today about the development of child protection and welfare. It is quite a sobering story. You can read it here.

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The Mini turns 50

As the Mini celebrates its 50th birthday, I read an interesting article in the The Independent that talks about the car’s flaws as well as its charisma.
The Guardian has a great photo gallery here. I was bowled over by the camper.

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For the uninitiated

Coming from the Third World, I find London’s transportation system to be first class. The locals are less enthusiastic, though, as their expectations are so much higher.
There are double-decker and single-decker buses. This one is typical of the latter. Door at the front to get on, door in the middle to get off. Hardly anyone [...]

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A year of blogging

It’s exactly one year today since I created the blog and uploaded the first post. It’s been an interesting experience and I’ve learned quite a lot I didn’t know about both my family and my school. I just wish I had more time to research and write. This year is a particularly busy one for [...]

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