Rant of the day

ROME My wife and I spent five days in Rome last week. I haven't blogged on it before now, since I have spent most of this week digesti...

CHILD BENEFIT Most countries with a welfare system have some form of child benefit. Children, by definition, are judged not capable of loo...

CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE (3) The Champions' League is where you see the difference in style between English and continental football. Alt...

INTERPRETING I have a part-time job as an interpreter. My son used to work for a company that finds and organises the interpreters for the...

UKRAINE What is one to make of the goings-on in Ukraine? It does seem incredible that things can happen today in Europe - political unrest...

SPEED SKATING Some countries are naturally good at certain sports; Norway at cross-country skiing, for instance, Britain at rowing, Denmar...

RICHARD MØLLER NIELSEN Richard Møller Nielsen died this week. Not many people outside Denmark know who he was, everybody in Denmark knows...