Articles
Jo Harper’s articles
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Waving Not Drowning
Read more: Waving Not DrowningWe wave goodbye. We wave somebody over. We wave a flag. We wave away an objection, a memory, an inconvenient truth. We speak of waves of grief, waves of migration, waves of panic. The same word keeps returning, carrying different cargo each time. Perhaps that…
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The Japanese Fisherman
Read more: The Japanese FishermanChapter 1 – Oliver and the Sky Mail Oliver woke to a sound like paper laughing. A soft flutter above his head, a whisk of air against his cheek — and when he opened his eyes, letters were circling his ceiling like a flock of…
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Sussex Tales
Read more: Sussex TalesWIND The Walker hears the wind before she sees the sea. Somewhere beyond the last hedgerow, beyond the Downs and the sheep on the hillsides, it is already there, carrying salt, seaweed and something else impossible to identify. The same south-westerly winds that sting walkers’…
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Politico: Adam Bodnar – Polish justice minister at center of political battle
Read more: Politico: Adam Bodnar – Polish justice minister at center of political battleA bitter fight has erupted as the new government tries to undo eight years of policy by the Law and Justice party. https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-adam-bodnar-justice-minister-center-political-battle-rule-of-law-pis-duda-tusk/
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DW: Global shipping on edge after Houthis seize Israeli vessels
Read more: DW: Global shipping on edge after Houthis seize Israeli vesselsSince Houthis seized a ship owned by an Israeli businessman last week in the Red Sea, global shipping has been taking stock of potentially rising risks. On November 19, Yemeni Houthis seized a Japanese-operated cargo ship in the Red Sea, with armed men jumping onto its deck from a helicopter before…
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DW: Swiss ‘water battery’ boosts Europe’s energy storage plans
Read more: DW: Swiss ‘water battery’ boosts Europe’s energy storage plansA Swiss company has built what is being called a giant water battery deep under the Alps that provides an energy storage capacity equivalent to 400,000 electric car batteries. It could be a game changer. https://www.dw.com/en/swiss-water-battery-boosts-europes-energy-storage-plans/a-63923662
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DW: Polish startup helps employers overcome paternal stereotypes
Read more: DW: Polish startup helps employers overcome paternal stereotypesA traditional division of roles is one of the main barriers to the career development of Polish women. But an EU directive and a group of Polish women could be about to change that. https://www.dw.com/en/polish-startup-helps-employers-overcome-paternal-stereotypes/a-67334424
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Anadolu Agency: Polish director defiant as pre-election attacks about migrant film reach fever pitch
Read more: Anadolu Agency: Polish director defiant as pre-election attacks about migrant film reach fever pitcholish film director Agnieszka Holland said her new film, The Green Border, which shows non-European migrants’ experiences on the Polish-Belarusian border, is helping to treat Poles with historical trauma. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/polish-director-defiant-as-pre-election-attacks-about-migrant-film-reach-fever-pitch/3020212?fbclid=IwAR3EHQHiJ5TzduKqmF2Gzd_Fmtw80mHFr-2KHk0_VTm_ygn2OHTEoR1njBY#
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BBC: The Villa fan living in Warsaw
Read more: BBC: The Villa fan living in WarsawAn Aston Villa cousin’s wedding, in 2003: Harvey Nicks’ rooftop garden in Knightsbridge. Former Villa manager Ron Atkinson is guest speaker. After his speech, Big Ron works the crowd. Gathered in awed clusters around him, he casually asks me where I’m from. Just arrived from…
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Forbes: Come at the King, best not miss
Read more: Forbes: Come at the King, best not missAn ex-Financial Times Warsaw reporter fires off a typically searing analysis over the phone. The ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS) are a bunch of shits, he says. “And I want them out.” The Guardian, meanwhile, writes about – or is it calls for? – a…