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I'm with the band -- how music made me British
News, Published on 31/08/2024
» 'Wonderwall' is all I remember. The rest of Oasis is a blur to me. I was still living in New York City when the band had their global breakthrough -- and that song was everywhere. From the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, it's one of the few mid-1990s songs whose lyrics this Boomer can remember. I admired its Beatles-like off-kilter poetics, its love-will-save-the-day (if not, maybe it'll just save me) sentimentality. And Liam Gallagher's voice, while not beautiful, was pure plaintive Britpop, a plangent inflexion echoing from as far back as 1962's Love Me Do by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Paris Olympics can help unify a fractured city
News, Published on 26/07/2024
» Paris faces the test this week of launching the Olympic Games safely and affordably at a time of war, political polarisation and social unrest. It's not a done deal. Heavy-handed security barriers and Covid-style QR codes are already infuriating residents and tourists trying to navigate a River Seine that's been cleaned at great expense.
Labour's win gives Britain a chance
News, Published on 06/07/2024
» Ever since Rishi Sunak's rain-sodden announcement to call a general election on July 4, one question has hung over British politics: Will Labour win by a landslide or just a regular majority?
New PM pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Published on 05/07/2024
» LONDON - Britain’s new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after years of upheaval and strife.
Singapore, Hong Kong are costliest cities for luxury spending
Published on 25/06/2024
» Singapore remains the most expensive city in the world for spending on luxury goods such as jewelry and shoes and services including dining, healthcare and education.
Paris loses crown as Europe’s biggest stock market to London
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/06/2024
» LONDON - France’s political upheaval has led the country to lose its spot as Europe’s biggest equity market, less than two years after stealing that crown from the UK.
Curious case of Sunak's snap election decision
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 01/06/2024
» 'Why did he do it? We were all told it would be the autumn and we were hoping by then we could turn things around. It is very perplexing," said a former cabinet minister after Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise election for July 4.
First Irish nationalist chosen to lead Northern Ireland
Published on 03/02/2024
» BELFAST - Lawmakers in Northern Ireland elected an Irish nationalist as First Minister for the first time on Saturday, a historic milestone in a province established a century ago to ensure the dominance of pro-British unionists.
Brexit ‘erased £140bn from UK economy’
Published on 11/01/2024
» LONDON - London Mayor Sadiq Khan blames Brexit for costing the UK economy £140 billion ($178 billion), and is calling on the government to “urgently” rebuild relations with the European Union to stem the decline.