Progressive News and Commentary from the UK, EU and US by Europe-Based US Journalist Denis Campbell and Colleagues.

Friday
21st November, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘Plough and Harrow pub’

Welsh Farming Community Dumbfounded By Palin, Supports Obama

By Denis Campbell • Sep 25th, 2008 • Category: Reflections
As appeared in The Huffington Post Off the Bus Page

For decades I prayed for a woman Prime Minister, then we got Margaret Thatcher,” said Sam(antha) dismissively at a local village store, “this woman [Sarah Palin] scares me.”
Here in the village of Monknash, 38-residents strong and sitting high above the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, is a microcosm [...]


Happy Friday! Please Blend vs. Stir or Shake

By Denis Campbell • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Features, Politics
On my 10th US Independence Day abroad, I’ll walk across our meadow to where the UK’s Severn River meets the Irish Sea and toss in the contents of a tea bag to celebrate. US holidays abroad are a bit strange. It’s Friday here. No hours-long parades, political speeches, fireworks, over-stuffing myself at cookouts or other [...]