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Bodyguards keep in step in Singapore
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/06/2018
» Unless you have been in hibernation, it was impossible not to avoid some exposure to the Big Event in Singapore last week. There has been enough analysis to fill the Grand Canyon, so we'll skip that stuff. Suffice to say it was certainly historic and quite gripping in a theatrical sort of way.
Wiggles should be seen and not heard
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/10/2015
» An expression I’ve heard with increasing frequency on international television newscasts lately is “wiggle room”. It is often used in reports about international talks or negotiations, suggesting there may be room for manoeuvre.
‘Wee County’ has its moment in the sun
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/09/2014
» On Friday morning, I was in couch potato mode, observing the results of the Scottish referendum on the BBC. A number of analysts were in the studio to discuss what might have been history in the making, although it didn’t quite turn out that way. By 5am in Scotland, some of the experts were definitely wilting, with their thoughts turning to the more important matter of bacon sandwiches for breakfast.
It’s beginning to look like walking wounded
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/04/2014
» Being a Thai politician can be a more hazardous occupation than you imagine. For a start they have to put up with all the insults. They may be thick skinned, but after a while being called a “buffalo”, “lizard” or “toad” must get on their nerves.