Despite an aggressive and negative campaign in recent weeks against the nomination of Dr Tonio Borg to become the new EU Commissioner for health and Consumer Policy, yesterday’s three-hour hearing in the European Parliament in Brussels resulted in the expectation…
November 11 is Remembrance Day in British Commonwealth countries for all fallen servicemen and women. Hence the red poppies worn over the past few days on the BBC. Initially it was a day of remembrance for those killed during World…
As far as celebrations go, this has been a very crowded week. In Britain and some former colonies today is being celebrated as Guy Fawkes Day. As it falls on a Monday this year, bonfires and fireworks were mostly lit…
This past weekend 1700 years ago, a military battle took place just outside Rome the outcome of which profoundly shaped western history and still continues to influence our world. While not militarily strategic, the battle of Milvian Bridge led to…
The timing was most interesting for several reasons. Friday morning I was addressing a Pentecostal European political forum for youth in the European Parliament building in Brussels, challenging conventional wisdom with several ‘outlandish’ propositions. Firstly, that the story of Jesus…
