Brussels Blog

Like any other discipline, political and social sciences throw up some interesting terms that are largely unfathomable to outsiders. One o...

Its true. Arriving back in Brussels on Friday after a trip to Strasbourg, I stretched my weary limbs (its a 5 hour drive), and went for a wa...

Its been a heck of a week! Campaigning in Ireland with Nikki Sinclaire and the team, putting the argument for a "NO" vote for t...

My very good friend Glynne celebrated his 98th bithday some days ago. We had a lovely gathering - Champagne, Welsh Cakes, too much chocolate...

This week we realised a long standing ambition when we held the inaugural meeting of the EP's informal intergroup on Classical Music. ...

 Having occasionally paid attention to my lecturers, I can tell you that Psephology is the study of election results - it comes from the Gre...

I always enjoyed shooting - I was at Bisley a couple of times in the late 70s as a cadet in the Air Training Corps - and I carried on during...

We have a transport strike in Brussels at the moment. Very sadly, a bus inspector who was called to the scene of a collision between a bus a...

One of my great pleasures is listening to the dawn chorus each morning. It seems to be very strong at the moment, but I do wish they would m...

HMS Dauntless is deploying to waters around the Falkland Islands. Prince William is about to start a stint on the islands, and members of th...

I had a bit of an unusual start to my day. I was walking through Parc Leopold this morning, quite early, when the parrots arrived. This park...

I am really pleased that Prince Phillip, who I have always regarded as a bit of a national treasure, is up and on the prowl after his recent...