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8th May 2015
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Counting the votes: Houghton & Sunderland South (formerly Sunderland South)
By the time you are reading this, we will know the results of the general election in Britain. I expect that I will have stayed up all night to learn about the results because I love elections. I find them fascinating – especially how different areas vote. I shall probably have waited impatiently for news […]
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7th May 2015
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Triumph and Tragedy: remembering World War II – Guest post by Jon Sharp, Consul General in Ekaterinburg
A number of military anniversaries are being celebrated at the moment. Earlier this month there were striking images from the centenary of the Gallipoli landings. I’m sure there will be similar scenes throughout the period leading to 2018 and the centenary of the ending of World War I. In Russia we have been marking the […]
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5th May 2015
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Remembrance
It is rather poignant that the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day – 8 May 1945, the day that World War II in Europe officially ended – falls the day after the British General Election. It reminds us of the fundamental reason why Britain went to war in 1939, reluctantly but determinedly; to […]
30th April 2015
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Local History – Краеведение
Local history – Soviet heritage… I recently visited some places in Belarus for the first time. The most striking was the tower of Kamianets, one of several strongholds built by the rulers of the Volhynia principality in the 13th century to protect their northern border. It is one of the few medieval remains in Belarus. […]
29th April 2015
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RAISING THE FAMILY ISLANDS’ PROFILE
There can be few more enjoyable occupations on a Saturday morning than strolling along Grand Turk’s Front Street, past some of the exquisite old buildings like the wonderfully named “Ebenezer” 7th Day Adventist Church and the 19th century home which now houses the national museum. These great reminders of Grand Turk’s history are all set […]
28th April 2015 London, UK
Guest blog by Shahida Khan, Business and Human Rights Policy Officer, on business efficient flexible working
The FCO is a strong supporter of business efficient flexible working, and extends this right to all its employees. Flexible working takes many forms – compressed hours, flexible hours, job shares and remote working are a few of the more common examples. The Human Rights and Democracy Department (HRDD) is widely recognised as one part of […]
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28th April 2015 Colombo, Sri Lanka
100 years since Gallipoli: Ceylon’s role remembered
On Saturday 25 April, I laid a wreath at the Borella Kanatta Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Colombo, at one of the two events organised that day by the Australian High Commission to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli during the First World War. It was an opportunity to reflect again […]
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27th April 2015
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Video-blog of Carolyn Browne
The next video-blog of Carolyn Browne, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan is about UK sports.
27th April 2015
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Видео-блог Посла Великобритании в Казахстане Др. Кэролин Браун
The next video-blog of Carolyn Browne, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan talking about different meanings of ‘Cheers’! Вашему вниманию очередной видео-блог Кэролин Браун, Посла Великобритании в Казахстане. В этом видео Др. Кэролин Браун рассказывает о различных значениях слова ‘Cheers’! Приятного просмотра!
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22nd April 2015
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Global Law Summit: Respect for the Rule of Law 800 years after Magna Carta
I am delighted to have the following guest blog from our distinguished Attorney General, Ms Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles OBE, (pictured right with the Lord Chancellor and fellow AGs from Montserrat and the Cayman Islands), the first citizen of TCI and the first woman to hold the position – Peter Beckingham, Governor, TCI. Global Law Summit: Respect for […]
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