Craig Turp
@bucharestlife.bsky.social
Bucharest Life. Former travel writer now head of insight and analysis at Reinvantage. Comments about Romania, CEE, Central Asia, sometimes Chelsea. UK-born European often found on trains. http://craigturp.com
Fixed the 'invalid handle' message by changing my handle to sthg else, then changing in straight back. Works a charm.
November 14, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Fixed the 'invalid handle' message by changing my handle to sthg else, then changing in straight back. Works a charm.
Let’s say a Brit living overseas needs to return to the UK to take care of an elderly parent. The new rules announced yesterday mean that they would be unable to bring their families. They will effectively have to choose between caring for their parents or staying with their family. It’s pure evil.
December 5, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Let’s say a Brit living overseas needs to return to the UK to take care of an elderly parent. The new rules announced yesterday mean that they would be unable to bring their families. They will effectively have to choose between caring for their parents or staying with their family. It’s pure evil.
'Yesterday, the government effectively banned the majority of British citizens from living in the country with a foreign partner. We should call it what it is. We should describe it by its qualities. It is a war on British multinational families.' iandunt.substack.com/p/the-price-...
The price they put on love
Call it what it is: a war on British multinational families
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2023 at 9:44 AM
'Yesterday, the government effectively banned the majority of British citizens from living in the country with a foreign partner. We should call it what it is. We should describe it by its qualities. It is a war on British multinational families.' iandunt.substack.com/p/the-price-...
Imagine thinking, in 2023, that the Parthenon Marbles belong anywhere other than Greece. UK government is an utter embarrassment. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greek leader declines meeting with UK deputy PM after Rishi Sunak’s snub
Kyriakos Mitsotakis ‘deeply disappointed’ after Sunak talks cancelled amid Parthenon sculptures row
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2023 at 11:17 AM
Imagine thinking, in 2023, that the Parthenon Marbles belong anywhere other than Greece. UK government is an utter embarrassment. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
There's a new station on the Bucharest metro, Tudor Arghezi, the first new station to open in three years. But why, given that Strada Tudor Arghezi is in the centre of Bucharest, some 10km from the new station, was a name more in keeping with its actual location not chosen?
November 23, 2023 at 10:49 AM
There's a new station on the Bucharest metro, Tudor Arghezi, the first new station to open in three years. But why, given that Strada Tudor Arghezi is in the centre of Bucharest, some 10km from the new station, was a name more in keeping with its actual location not chosen?
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This Friday at 6pm UK time - all welcome! You can register here for the link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-dialogu...
November 22, 2023 at 11:59 AM
This Friday at 6pm UK time - all welcome! You can register here for the link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-dialogu...
Reposted by Craig Turp
Emerging Europe has a really good write up of my conversation with @craigturp.com about central Europe's #CrossBorderRail problems, and what to do to solve them. Rail connections to Ukraine get a mention too emerging-europe.com/news/connect...
Connecting Europe by train: It's time to start making the right political decisions
Many of the problems facing Europe’s cross-border railways can be put right with simple, relatively cheap solutions, says campaigner Jon Worth. ‘We know how to do this, it’s just a question of m...
emerging-europe.com
November 21, 2023 at 12:13 PM
Emerging Europe has a really good write up of my conversation with @craigturp.com about central Europe's #CrossBorderRail problems, and what to do to solve them. Rail connections to Ukraine get a mention too emerging-europe.com/news/connect...
Was asked today if my kids feel British or Romanian. I said neither, they're international, citizens of the world (although my eldest would probably say he was Scottish). I was told, 'That's a shame'. What nonsense! Nationality is a passport, an ID card, an administrative document. And nothing more.
November 17, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Was asked today if my kids feel British or Romanian. I said neither, they're international, citizens of the world (although my eldest would probably say he was Scottish). I was told, 'That's a shame'. What nonsense! Nationality is a passport, an ID card, an administrative document. And nothing more.
This: ‘Romanians are terrified of the quiet.’
November 16, 2023 at 8:24 PM
This: ‘Romanians are terrified of the quiet.’
@jonworth.eu Might be of interest: wiiw.ac.at/european-int...
October 31, 2023 at 3:46 PM
@jonworth.eu Might be of interest: wiiw.ac.at/european-int...
Created a Bluesky feed for mentions of Romania: bsky.app/profile/did:... Not a great deal happening just yet (I also need to find a way of weeding out the crap).
October 25, 2023 at 6:38 AM
Created a Bluesky feed for mentions of Romania: bsky.app/profile/did:... Not a great deal happening just yet (I also need to find a way of weeding out the crap).
Well, here I am.
September 20, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Well, here I am.