Friday, 11 November 2016

GP surgeries could close - Weymouth and West Dorset



GP surgeries could close and practices to merge in major healthcare shake-up in Weymouth and west Dorset - Dorset Echo


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Leonard Cohen's "Democracy"; Life on Hydra, Greece


"From the wars against disorder,
from the sirens night and day,
from the fires of the homeless,
from the ashes of the gay:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A....

From the wells of disappointment
where the women kneel to pray...
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A....

It's here they got the range
And the machinery for change..."

From Leonard Cohen, "Democracy"

Leonard Cohen, Twenty Essential Songs (Rolling Stone)

Leonard Cohen dead at 82: tributes paid to legendary singer-songwriter, The Guardian

Obituary, The Guardian

John Burnside on the heart and artistry of Leonard Cohen, New Statesman

Leonard Cohen's Theories on Life, Democracy and The Future | MTV Full 1993 Interview

Cohencentric: Leonard Cohen Considered, website

Hydra-related postings on Cohencentric

In Memory of Leonard Cohen, 




In his Hydra House, 1988, YouTube

Leonard Cohen on Hydra

Leonard Cohen meets his muse in Greece - In 1960, the poet/singer decamped to the romantic Greek island of Hydra, in search of inspiration. He found it in the form of Marianne Ihlen, the woman who transformed his life and career. James Burke’s camera recorded it all, Sunday Times

More James Burke photos

Leonard Cohen's Muse Suzanne Verdal
 Leonard Cohen's Greek island haven bids balladeer farewell. eKathimerini

LEONARD COHEN MAKES IT DARKER, David Remnick, The New Yorker

You Want it Darker (video)

Travelin' Light (video)

Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye

Go no more a-roving

A Swedish Reaction - Svenska Dagbladet

More from Sweden

"Hallelujah" caught a corporeal spirituality

LEONARD COHEN - The Last Interview (September 2016); David Remnick from The New Yorker




The Legend of Leonard Cohen will ‘Live Forever’ on Hydra (Video), Grek Reporter






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Wednesday, 9 November 2016

November 9th, 2016: Crunch Time, America





Shall I keep the nutcracker in its box, as a piece of history, or consign it to Ebay?

I shall keep it, of course. It was a present.


What will happen to all the other campaign merchandise and souvenirs?
The least of the country's problems...
 But they may have helped Mr. Trump to win the election.

Concession Speech

In Full

Sky News video



















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Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Greece: Finance Ministry - Extra Taxes on Properties Rented Online


From Greek Reporter: Finance Ministry Announces Owners to Pay Extra Taxes on Properties Rented Online

See also, KTG: Greek Finance Ministry to chase taxpayers owning properties in 84 countries



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Meeting Modernism: 20th Century Art in the Russell-Cotes Collection, Bournemouth



A reminder about this exhibition in Bournemouth - "Stunning Dorset landscapes by locally-based artists such as Henry Lamb, Leslie Moffatt Ward and Maxwell Armfield are exhibited alongside portraits and war art, by amongst others, Stanley Spencer, Alfred Munnings, Graham Sutherland and John Piper".

29th October 16 - 24th April 17


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UK and Brexit - Nick Barber and Jeff King: Responding to Miller (UK Constitutional Law Association)



"The most surprising thing about the decision in R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union is that so many people have found the decision surprising".

First read on Bermuda Legal Wordpress blog: https://bermudalegal.wordpress.com/2016/11/08/nick-barber-and-jeff-king-responding-to-miller-uk-constitutional-law-association/

See the judgement:

R (Miller) -V- Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union


Farage wants 100,000 to march on Brexit court hearing - EUobserver

Brexit court ruling appeal date set for 5 December, BBC News

See also Richard Lang - the Article 50 Litigation and the Court of Justice: Why the Supreme Court must refer -   Thanks to Eurointelligence Briefing for this link

Article 50 could be reversed, government may argue in Brexit case, The Guardian

A plot to force Government to hold a second referendum on Brexit terms? The Telegraph

Leaked Brexit memo: no single plan and Whitehall is struggling to cope, The Guardian

Theresa May attacks Deloitte and BBC over leaked Brexit memo, The Telegraph

Sionaidh Douglas-Scott: Miller: Why the Government Should Still Lose in the Supreme Court (Even with New Arguments) - first read via Bermuda Legal blog


UK will have to keep on paying after Brexit, says German minister, The Guardian

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