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...Fame. And power." "What sort of power?" "Political power." (He says that when he joins Parliament, "I wouldn't allow any strikes.") Prodded to analyze how he's changed in seven years, John sagely replies, "One grows so slowly that one never notices." And when asked if he thinks England will change, he says, "Not very much. England is too English, if you see what I mean." It's the answer the series wants to hear...
...campus these days. “What, never?” “Well, hardly ever!” as goes a popular exchange from “H.M.S. Pinafore.” Indeed, perhaps the only opportunity Harvard students and alums nowadays will have to experience Victorian England will come next weekend, as 200 alumni and family members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players (HRG&SP) waltz into Cambridge for the organization’s 50th anniversary celebration.When a few students first conceived of starting such a group, in the spring of 1956, they...
...those who insist that economic activity must be curtailed. The way forward lies in increased wealth, better standards of living and less taxation. If we seek economic sustainability, we should adopt the motto "If an economy can't make a decent profit, it's not sustainable." Terry Milton Guildford, England Pack Up for Provence Film director Ridley Scott was right on target when he stated, "There is a very strong regard for 'living' in France" [Nov. 13]. My husband and I packed up when we reached retirement age and moved to Saignon, a village in Provence that's minutes away...
...Rhodes Scholarship, created from the endowment of Cecil J. Rhodes, a British philanthropist who earned much of his fortune through colonial activities in Africa, provides Scholars with funding for two to three years of study at Oxford University in England...
...they are free to discuss the issues. Unlike many Australians, Dr. Ali says his students don't register a division between Muslims and others. "I can tell you what's on their mind right now," he says. "They're more interested in what will happen in the cricket against England. The kids want the Ashes back here...