Category Archives: Europe

And you think single figures is bad?

I see from the excellent UK Polling Report that the Lib Dems are back in double figures.  The dizzying heights of 10% to be exact. I wrote back in September about the experience of the various liberal/centre parties that had … Continue reading

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Capital #25 – Prague in the winter…

Twenty five EU capitals down, two (Sofia and Bucharest) to go, after last weekend’s trip to Prague.  I’ve been working in London since I got back, so tonight’s my first chance to post properly.  But with six months still to … Continue reading

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On Spain, prejudices, and trains

I’m now back from my trip to Spain.  My prejudices about Spain have been truly overcome, I have a few more freckles than when I left, and have picked up a bad dose of man-flu on the way back. The … Continue reading

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Madrid here we come…

Confession: I’ve never been to Spain.  It’s never really appealed, perhaps because I don’t like the heat, because I’m not really a beach holiday kind of person, and also because I prefer places a bit more off the beaten track. … Continue reading

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Not great news from Sweden for liberal parties in coalition with ‘modernised’ Tories…

‘Modernised’ leader of centre-right party forms coalition with liberals to defeat a centre-left government that has been in power for over ten years. Sounds like the 2010 UK General Election, right?  Well, it was also the story of the 2006 … Continue reading

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Vel’oh from Luxembourg..!

How do you like my new wheels?   We spent this weekend in Brussels and Luxembourg, having managed to get some cheap Eurostar tickets.   I’d been to Brussels before, but Luxembourg was new territory, and I have to say I really … Continue reading

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