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The Guardian: Polish becomes England’s second language

Wed 30/01/2013

Polish becomes England’s second language. I’ve worked in Switzerland for decades, with swarms of well paid Brits, who wouldn’t go back to their beloved country for anything in the world. I am now spending some [...]

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Debt Buyers (HBO)| YouTube

Mon 06/06/2016

John Oliver now holds the American record for largest single giveaway in history, doubling Oprah’s “you get a car!” record — but Oliver did it by forming a debt-collection agency and buying up the debt [...]

FT: on BBC project Barcelona

Thu 15/03/2012

Financial Times: BBC to expand in paid digital video fray BBC Director General Mark Thompson on the offering: “The BBC’s iPlayer is the most successful and most intensively used catch-up service in the world but [...]

Simple math is why Elon Musk’s companies keep doing what others don’t even consider possible

Mon 13/11/2017

“Once you explain this to a first-rate engineer, the light bulb goes on.” Source: Simple math is why Elon Musk’s companies keep doing what others don’t even consider possible

Rod Liddle: the nuclear option — why fusion is the key to unlimited energy

Thu 16/11/2017

Source: Rod Liddle: the nuclear option — why fusion is the key to unlimited energy Liddle rather dramatises the scientific subject, but one can’t be picky with Murdoch’s press. Great enthusiasm for all things nuclear, [...]

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Photography and travel, politics, computers and journalism

Putin’s dangerous chess game: Ukraine, Europe and the West under attack – ELfR

Russian Propaganda and disinformation with Dietmar Pichler – ELfR

Nuclear and renewable energies: Discussion – Panel European Liberals for Reform

Get the Children Out! Forgotten Heroes of the Kindertransport – European Liberals for Reform Webinar

Metropa The European Supermetro Network Vision to Become Reality? ELfR webinar

Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation – ELfR

30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union

Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation: European Liberals for Reform Webinar

European Culture: Aranjuez

The Daily Miracle

Will Russia attack Ukraine? “There are no rational arguments, but Russia is not rational”

Polish parliament targets TVN with media law

Human Rights day 2021

I bet you’ve never heard about the U3A?

Modelling and simulation based on examples from transportation and health care” with Paweł Kołodziejczyk – ELfR event

Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation – ELfR webinar

Disinformation and Media Literacy – ELfR panel discussion

How can we prevent future pandemics? – ELfR webinar on 07 December 2021

Human Trafficking by Geoff Corre

World TV day 2021

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