Well according to Mediafax, Crazy Andy “Andrei” Marga has resigned from his post as head of the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) due to “political” defamation. In short, last year during the coup, the USL used an “emergency ordinance” to transfer control of the ICR away from the president and gave it to the parliament. The USL then sacked the head of the ICR, Patapievici, and … Continue reading Crazy Andy Resigns
I have to admit that I was initially quite happily surprised to see the latest letter published in the Huffington Post (UK edition) from Doctor Ion “Two Sheeps” Jinga because I thought that perhaps the same ghost writer who recently wrote on behalf of Crin Antonescu had helped the good “doctor” sound somewhat intelligent and credible in his role as the official representative of Romania … Continue reading If I were the ambassador…
As you (probably) know, I keep a sharp and vigilant eye on Romania and politics in this country. Although I have zero respect for Crin Antonescu, I was glad he went to England a few days ago to help lobby against the recent outpouring of hate towards Romanians (and Bulgarians) spearheaded by the UKIP in advance of the lifting of immigration restrictions in Britain at … Continue reading Ghost Writer
A million thanks to all of you for an awesome first day of my Kickstarter Project. It’s been great seeing all the excitement (hey, I’m excited too) and the RT’s on Twitter and the shares on Facebook and messages and emails and all the rest. Amazing! The weather also turned golden here today and it just feels so good to be involved in something I … Continue reading A million Changs to you all
Wow it has finally launched! YES! Folks, if you’ve been following this blog for a long time, you know about “Project Iceberg”, my little code word for a something I’ve been planning and working on since August 2012 when I wrote my post The Revolution Begins Today. Essentially I looked around here and wondered what I could do to make this city and country a … Continue reading My very first Kickstarter project
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