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9th May 2013

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Sports Ministers wager on forthcoming Ashes and Lions’ tours

Australian sports minister, Senator Kate Lundy, must be a glutton for punishment. She’s already had to pay a forfeit over her bet with UK sports minister Hugh Robertson about the results at the London Olympics. Now she’s signed up for further wagers with him over the forthcoming Ashes and the Lions’ tour. It was all […]

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27th July 2012 Warsaw, Poland

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by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

Crisis and a GREAT British Summer

Anyone who has experienced one knows that British Summers are GREAT. Not necessarily the weather but the programme – Ascot, Wimbledon, the British Grand Prix, Henley….and this year the Greatest, Biggest, Best, global sporting icon which starts today the Olympic Games – London 2012. We know the opening ceremony this evening is going to be […]

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12th July 2012 Ottawa, Canada

Getting outside is GREAT

In celebration of summer and getting outside, another guest blog posting by our British High Commission Ottawa, Climate and Prosperity Advisor, Adrienne Yuen:  Last week, I came across this eye-popping infographic on nature and us.  Apparently, nature is good for you.  It can make you healthier, smarter, fitter, and nicer.  Just two minutes outside can […]

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23rd April 2012 Washington DC, USA

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by Eric Hepburn

HM Consul General and Counsellor for Corporate Services

New boy in Washington

I’m just three weeks into the Corporate Services role here and spent last week flying solo after a great handover from my predecessor, Alison, who is now destined for Uganda in the summer. It’s a busy agenda as expected, but made easier by a remarkable and supportive team from the very top downwards. But my […]

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