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#IAmARefugee

Posted on January 28, 2017 by rascott
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On twitter this evening – this series of tweets from a New York Times correspondent. Self explanatory. This is not a great America. This is a petty small-minded america. Rukmini Callimachi is a correspondent for The New York Times, focusing … Continue reading →

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Trump turns into schoolyard bully

Posted on January 28, 2017 by rascott
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The early days of the Trump presidency were always going to be difficult. But this first week has seen authoritarian bullying on an unexpected level with a series of Executive orders. He has withdrawn the USA from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, once … Continue reading →

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Etihad vacancies: CEO and CFO required

Posted on January 24, 2017 by rascott
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You read on this site about the rumours a few weeks ago. Etihad reviewing its European investment strategy There were loyal UAE journalists saying that the runours were “fake news” – just mischief making. Not so. Etihad Airways announced today … Continue reading →

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Emirates to Newark via Athens!

Posted on January 24, 2017 by rascott
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Well I did not see this coming – and in launches in little more than six week’s time. Emirates announced on Monday that on March 12th it will start a new daily flight from Dubai to Newark’s liberty airport via … Continue reading →

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‘Good Night, Malaysian Three Seven Zero’:

Posted on January 18, 2017 by rascott
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Here is my March 2014 web page – with extensive coverage of Malaysian 370. The following report is from Oliver Holmes for the Guardian on the day that Malaysia, China and Australia officially gave up their underwater search for the … Continue reading →

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“This remarkable, charming man”

Posted on January 12, 2017 by rascott
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Graham Taylor – by Ian Grant for the Watford fanzine – Blind, Stupid and Desperate. This article was not written as an obituary – it is an older article. But it is word perfect in its tribute to Graham Taylor.  … Continue reading →

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Graham Taylor – 1944 to 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 by rascott
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Picture – Watford Observer In 1977 Elton John, then President of Watford FC, heeded the words of Don Revie and approached Graham Taylor, the young Lincoln manager about a move to Watford. Watford – a small provincial north london club … Continue reading →

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Thailand’s constitutional confusion

Posted on January 12, 2017 by rascott
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Constitutional confusion is not new to Thailand. There have been some twenty constitutions since 1932. The 1997 people’s constitution is widely considered the wisest and most balanced. The trouble, for the Thai army and elite, with that constitution is that … Continue reading →

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President Barack Obama’s farewell speech

Posted on January 11, 2017 by rascott
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We will not see a world leader of his like again – not in my lifetime. Articulate, human, decent. He had his flaws. He certainly did not achieve all that he set out to – though I would put much … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg on Emirates

Posted on January 5, 2017 by rascott
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Emirates makes the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek. Although the bulk of the executive interviews are two months old. The full article is here – Matt Campbell is the journalist and there is also a ten minute Bloomberg interview with him. … Continue reading →

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