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18th July 2011
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388 reasons why US investors agree that Britain is the easiest place in Europe to do business
Investment stock can be a more accurate and less volatile indicator of inward investment than flow, but the UK’s Office of National Statistics reported last month that the UK attracted £32bn in the inward investment in the first quarter of 2011 – it’s strongest quarter for over 3 years, and a huge leap from the […]
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18th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Our New SIN Intern at the British High Commission in Ottawa – Alexandra Weirich
What better way to explore a new experience, while figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life than doing an internship with the British High Commission in Ottawa (or in other posts around the world, where opportunities arise)? It is once again my pleasure to introduce you another of our […]
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18th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Our New SIN Intern at the British High Commission in Ottawa – Rasna Sherchan
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to our newest SIN Intern, Rasna Sherchan. Rasna is bubbly and enthusiastic and a pleasure to work with. She has had lots of variend and interesting experience that she will be able to build on with us as part of the Science & Innovation team in Canada. To date […]
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15th July 2011 London, UK
Child abductions in Cyprus
James McCamley, Consular Caseworker, Nicosia, Cyprus I’m sure if you ask most people what Cyprus means to them they’ll start talking enthusiastically about great beaches and fun holidays. That was certainly my main image of the island before I came to work here in the High Commission’s Consular Section – which is responsible for helping […]
15th July 2011
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Swing dancing in Kyiv
The music is infectious. The urgent rhythm sends dancers sweeping around the room, partners gyrating and in some cases being thrown bodily through the air. At the end of the track, entitled “Shout Sister Shout”, everyone stops for a breather and swaps partners. I’m knackered. People often ask what Kyiv is like for a foreign […]
14th July 2011
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Ukrainians to Newcastle
You don’t get much better people-to-people links than by bringing a group of British and Ukrainian young people together to play football on the beach, explore theatre projects and check out urban regeneration and diversity. Those were some of the results of a recent visit organised by the British Council with the Churches’ Regional Commission […]
13th July 2011
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A moving military and human story
Four British medals are laid out on a Union Flag. The family stand proudly as the Defence Attache says a few words, citing a moving text from the Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino in Italy which holds the graves over 1,000 Poles who died storming the abbey there in May 1944. Then we present […]
12th July 2011 Ottawa, Canada
Dispatch from Pond Inlet
This is part two in a series of blogs by High Commissioner Andrew Pocock on his recent trip to Canada’s Arctic region. Pond Inlet (Lat: 72’42” N; Long: 77’ 59” W) To Pond Inlet on 18 June (Waterloo Day!), pushing ever further north. The local name is Mittimatalik, and we stood on its shore, looking […]
12th July 2011
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The rollerblading bride (and groom)
I suspect it’s not easy, rollerblading in a wedding dress. It’s probably even harder when you’re accompanied by several dozen smartly-dressed guests, also on rollerblades, and are taking a route which includes several steep hills and staircases. There are always risks in drawing conclusions about national characteristics, so I shall resist any suggestion that this recently-spotted […]
11th July 2011 Toronto, Canada
Canada releases two major reports on innovation
This is John Preece guestblogging about recent reports issued by two of Canada’s influential advisory bodies – the federal Science, Technology and Innovation Council and the provincial Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity. The reports detail the current status and future directions of innovation in Canada: State of the Nation 2010 and Canada’s Innovation Imperative. Both […]
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