After terror, increased fear-mongering and gloominess in Europe I felt it was high time for something completely different. So from an airport undergoing some serious refurbishment and with the dominating presence of the Dutch equivalent of the Royal Marshals, not doing an awful lot, but mainly looking terribly butch and important, I boarded a plane to... Continue Reading →
Unclear and Very Present Danger
The year 2015 is two weeks old and France, Europe and the wider world of free speech have already witnessed the atrocity of the decade. France has received the dubious honour of having her own 9/11 (US), 7/7 (UK) or 11/3 (Spain), as two or three gunmen entered the premises of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo... Continue Reading →