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25th August 2011
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The Libyans have spoken
Like many people in Jordan and elsewhere I have been glued to the TV reporting and the Twitter feeds coming from Libya. Although there are pockets of resistance, the end of the Libyan people’s nightmare is not far away. The sooner Qadhafi is captured the better. We have watched, fascinated, as history was made in […]
24th August 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Condolences
Canada lost a remarkable public figure this week. I would like to offer my most sincere condolences on behalf of myself, the staff at the British High Commission and the British people to Mr. Layton’s family and friends as well as Canadians across this country that have been touched by his passing.
22nd August 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Visite du Centre McEwen de recherche sur la médecine régénérative
This is Lara Kaute guestblogging (in French!) about a visit to the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine (John Preece has also written an English-language account). Read on to hear about the first research centre to develop beating heart cells from induced pluripotent stem cells. Lara Kaute, interne au département des sciences et de l’innovation du […]
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22nd August 2011 Toronto, Canada
The McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine
I was recently fortunate enough to visit to the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, based at the renowned MaRS Discovery District here in Toronto. This visit was part of our ongoing follow-up from ISSCR 2011, and included our Consul-General, Mr. Jonathan Dart. SIN intern Lara Kaute also wrote about her experiences last week. The McEwen […]
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22nd August 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
Somalia: Guest Blog by James Hooley – Letter from Mogadishu
My name is James Hooley and I’m currently part of the British Office for Somalia team in Nairobi. My boss, Matt Baugh, has very kindly lent me his blog so I can tell you a little bit more about our trip to Mogadishu on Wednesday with Andrew Mitchell, the UK Secretary of State for International […]
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18th August 2011
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An Iftar dinner in Canberra
Last night, I was pleased to be invited by the Blue Star Intercultural Centre to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, over a traditional Iftar dinner in a Muslim family home in the Canberra suburbs. Having lived for the last four years in Singapore where a sixth of the population are Muslim, I knew […]
17th August 2011 New York, USA
New York Welcomes Susan Haird, Acting Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment
Guest blog by Amita Randhawa, UKTI Regional Director, North-East USAThough August is traditionally a quiet month, New York has been positively buzzing over the past few weeks. Following the exciting arrival on 1 August of our new Consul-General, Danny Lopez, we welcomed Susan Haird, acting Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment, last week for […]
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16th August 2011 Ottawa, Canada
The UK: After the Riots
If you’re like me, you’ll have watched the riots in the streets of London and other English cities with a mixture of shock, dismay and outrage. There was a great deal of criminality on display. Deeper analysis will follow, but there’s plenty to be done in the interim. In London, we’re well into what the […]
16th August 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa Science and Technology Counsellors Network!
It’s always a sad time in the office, when we have to say goodbye and send our interns on to their next adventures. Rasna, one of our most recent interns here at the High Commission is off, but not far from our minds. I have a few blogs that she had written for us that […]
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14th August 2011
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Sziget Music Festival Day 3 (part 8)
The online version of Nepszabsag, one of Hungary’s broadsheets, want to do a video interview with me. The journalist is the same one who interviewed me a couple of years ago when we launched a “Music Against Racism” initiative at the Festival – it is still going strong, now with a Hungarian coordinator. The interview […]