April fools
The weather apart, you know that winter hibernation has just received a rude wake-up call when Alvor’s leading poor man’s crumpet – the ‘Dog House’, held dear by many, and
Times, they are a changing
London is home to the most famous clock in the world. Probably the most iconic picture of the UK capital features Big Ben or, as we should more correctly call
Corruption! In Portugal … never
In my early days of living here when Salazar was still alive and we lived under a dictatorship, bribing someone for what you wanted was often the only way forward
Churchill and London
Last month London saw a series of events commemorating the funeral of Britain’s great wartime leader, Sir Winston Churchill. Astonishingly 50 years had passed since that bitterly cold day in
The pen is still mightier than the AK47
The support for freedom of expression that was coupled with the denunciation of terrorism during last weekend’s rally in Paris was phenomenal, but how resilient is it going to be
Bye-bye hopes of a happy new year
A review of the first week suggests we can expect more of the same over the next fifty-one, writes Len Port. No sooner had families and friends around the world
Google Wonder Land
A healthy, happy New Year to all our readers! We are into the second day of 2015 and hopefully you will have recovered sufficiently from recent excesses – and already
Looking back and forward
It’s almost December as I write this and the shops are doing their best to persuade us to buy our Christmas gifts early. Sadly too many people will be facing
Bringing down the mighty
A wise man once said, “Corrupt politicians make the other 10% look bad.” Perhaps this was said at least partly in jest, but it is certainly true that corruption lurks
Comment – Earlier warnings on Golden Visa corruption ignored
The arrest of top officials suspected of corruption involving the administration of the Golden Visa Scheme has tarnished Portugal’s reputation as a signatory to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.