Portugal has two prime ministers!
António Costa remains as what is now being described as “the ceasing prime minister of Portugal” In one of the most uncharacteristic changeovers of power following legislative elections, AD leader
Housework is a good workout!
I have online access to The British Newspapers Archive, which lets me read original newspapers dating back to the 1700s. Imagine my surprise when I found a weekly column called
Journeying through the meaning of Easter together
Algarve churches are preparing to welcome their regular Congregations plus all the visitors that arrive at this time of year What comes immediately to mind when you think about Easter?
Poem: “Communication from has-beens to wannabes”
In the road, up the street, Down your way; ’tis there they meet In whirligigs of light which byte Into their state of being, And souls feel brighter when they
Poem: “Swing doors in a hospice”
I can (do you?) remember those creaking doors In that comedy film of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday Through which a waiter wandered to serve poor lost souls Seated at tables sparse
By the two left feet, slowly backward march!
The traditional concept of western democracy is increasingly fragile Our national drill sergeant in the persona of President Marcelo may well find it necessary to tie straw to the left
CHEGA’d, not stirred
It’s been quite the time recently in Portuguese politics, and in my world too, where I decided to interview a CHEGA politician, one Miguel Nunes Silva, in the aftermath of
An Englishman and an Irishman walk into a bar, in Portugal
It sounds like a joke, but we’re absolutely serious. Let me rephrase that: we seriously intend to have a lot of fun. Fun in bars all over Portugal, along with
Portugal’s mineral and water resources – lessons to be learned from the Salton Sea
Valuable lessons and warnings can be obtained by a study of the Hell’s Kitchen Integrated Lithium and Power Project for which the green light has just been given to the
Portugal suffers hung parliament in elections that see a surge in far-right populist party Chega
Political commentator Luís Marques Mendes predicted fresh elections early next year A 40-year political system in Portugal dominated by two main parties — the centre-right PSD and Socialist PS – may