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21st September 2012 Washington DC, USA

by Peter Matheson

Economic Counsellor

A Fashion Statement

‘We are the goon squad and we’re coming to town-beep beep’ So sang David Bowie in a thinly veiled 1980’s attack on charlatans and copycats, ‘Fashion’. Bowie is not only a British musical living legend but also one of our most stylish icons (second only to Bryan Ferry in my opinion). Which brings us to […]

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17th September 2012 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Dropping a Bombshell: An inside look at being a British fashion designer

To mark London Fashion Week we have a special guest post from London fashion designer Katya Wildman. It’s an exciting time to be a fashion designer in the UK, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games have put the spotlight on the UK and specifically London. With London Fashion Week kicking off just days after the capital was […]

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6th September 2012 Washington DC, USA

Maeve Atkins

by Maeve Atkins

Communications Officer

UK and US Fashion Continue to Excite Across the Globe

As we descend into fall, there is one thing on the mind of hundreds of thousands around the globe: fashion. New York Fashion Week will open this evening with the illustrious Fashion’s Night Out. What began as an initiative to boost consumer confidence at the height of the recession has become a night full of shopping, […]

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6th September 2012

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Australian sports minister rows Olympic Course at Eton Dorney

Back in London again for the Paralympics, Australian Sports Minister Senator Kate Lundy this week fulfilled her side of the gold medals wager with her UK counterpart Hugh Robertson. When Hugh was here in March, Kate had promised to row the Olympic Rowing course at Eton Dorney if Britain got more gold medals than Australia. […]

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30th July 2012 Dublin, Ireland

Robin Barnett

by Robin Barnett

Former Ambassador to Ireland, Dublin

A long but GREAT day

Olympics opening day began early! I was at Polish Radio at 0700, fortified only by a double espresso. The toughest question by far: “Can you explain the rules of cricket?” I noted that it was the only game which could last two hours or five days and included a tea interval. But I am already […]

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30th July 2012

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

London: the centre of the world

Waiting to do a radio interview, I heard an ABC reporter in the slot before me say, “When you’re here in London with all the history and all the international connections, it really feels like it’s the centre of the world.” And, at least for the next few weeks, so it is. July 27 began […]

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27th July 2012 Washington DC, USA

Hetty Crist

by Hetty Crist

Deputy Press Secretary

Keep Calm and Host the Olympics

With the spectacular opening ceremony happening in London tonight, I wonder how many people attending the London 2012 Olympics this year will have been there in 1948, the last time London held the Olympics? My father was one of those who attended the 1948 London Olympics at the old Wembley Stadium, a 12 year old […]

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23rd July 2012

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Pope Benedict prays for the London Olympics

There is no Vatican Olympic team, at least not this year (though I recommend that you see the recent film “Cento metri dal Paradiso” to see what could happen if the Vatican decided to enter…). But the Holy See and the Catholic Church have been fully involved in the preparations for the 2012 London Olympics […]

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23rd July 2012 Dublin, Ireland

Robin Barnett

by Robin Barnett

Former Ambassador to Ireland, Dublin

A GREAT Summer

Sorry to have been off the air but I spent much of last week visiting Budapest and Bucharest in my role as Director of the Central European Network, which brings together nine Embassies in Central Europe. It was fascinating to compare the situation in Poland with the situations elsewhere in the area. There are many […]

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