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More on the Roma in Roma predicament

By Jon on February 1, 2009

Having been shocked by the horrible living conditions of the Roma in the Italian capital while jogging earlier this week I today returned to the area, camera in hand. There were no police or military present this time.
It’s far from easy to take photos when people are looking at you from all sides and wondering who [...]

Posted in EU Politics, Euroblog, Travel | Tagged human rights, Italy, poverty, roma, Silvio Berlusconi | 7 Responses

Roma, machine guns, Roma

By Jon on January 29, 2009

The end of a clear January day in Roma. Time for a run before the sun set over the pines lining the hills along the Tiber north of the city, a perfect end to a long day in the office. The cycle path along the Tiber is a perfect place to run – wide, flat, quiet – and with [...]

Posted in EU Politics, Euroblog, Travel | Tagged army, Italy, machine guns, poverty, roma, Rome | 3 Responses

2009
- Atheist Bus - why did it work?
  Here are some slides I have put together explaining why the atheist bus campaign worked. Feel free
2008
- Paul Stinchcombe and the McCanns - two sides of the British media
  My visits to London give me a short, sharp dose of news in the UK - and what a dose over the last
2007
- Skiing in Ã…re, hence little blogging
  I'm away from everything for a week, skiing in Ã…re in JÃ¤mtland in norther Sweden. It's the
2006
- Polly Toynbee on Sweden again
  Polly Toynbee is on about Sweden again in her column in The Guardian today - read it here. The