Monday, 17 January 2011

Friday, January 14/2011

M and I out to the shop at the British base as she looks for a gift. I impressed by the number of UK newspapers available, most Thursday's and one today's. Now, though, it's such a pleasure to be able to read the Guardian and the Independent online.

Very interesting developments in Tunisia as the student riots have their culmination in President Ben Ali, and presumably his deeply unpopular family, leaving the country. A precedent in the Arab world, but by no means clear yet as to the future of the country. Text fro Jenny saying "Good work in Tunisia - now revealed." Don't know if it's relevant but we were in the Soviet Union two weeks before it fell.