孟買春秋

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Political Metaphor - and being wise after the event

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I was thinking about writing a piece about Taiwan’s (big) recall and the political, social and constitutional machinations surrounding it.  ...

Taiwan’s recall vote for closer ties with China is clear to all the world

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The results of the Big Recall last weekend sends a strong message to the rest of the world that the island’s people are happy to see closer ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Politics of the Kindergaten

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Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few of years, it is hard not to notice that the quality of some of our Members of Parl...

Financial Markets - Never try to catch a falling knife

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A large chunk of my over 40-year journalistic career was spent covering economics and financial markets. It was my job to talk to those in t...

Freedom of Speech - well, not all the time

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“The world turns and the world changes, but one thing does not change. In all of my years, one thing does not change, however you disguise i...

Today's political leaders - When the satire becomes real

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The deterioration of the quality of the world’s politicians has been happening for a while now but 2025 might become the year political sati...
Sunday, November 3, 2024

Trust Trump - Think again

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Over the past few years I’ve met some lovely folks in Taiwan who were enthusiastic Donald Trump supporters based mainly on the fact that he ...
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在海外漂泊二十多年後,我與同為路透社記者的英國丈夫菲爾進入半退休狀態,在八里左岸和普羅旺斯之間如候鳥般移居。
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