ANGLO-Irish relations were at a low ebb, due to tensions over the North and the Falklands conflict but, surprisingly, the latest set of archives from 1982 show the secretary general of the Commonwealth wanted us to rejoin. There were hints, meanwhile, that Margaret Thatcher would soon be gone. THE UK
BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable MP will be the guest of honour at the Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 Awards ceremony on Tyneside next week. Mr Cable will deliver the keynote speech at the event at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead on Friday, October 8. Securing the Business Secretary's appearance is a notable coup for the event, which is organised in association with The Journal to highlight and reward the fastest-growing companies in the North East. Vince Cable is one of the most respected commentators on the economy, having worked as chief economist for energy giant Shell in the 1990s and as economic adviser to the Commonwealth Secretary General.
FORMER Commonwealth Secretary-General Sir Don McKinnon was back at Marlborough House to launch In the Ring, his memoir of his years in office. The Commonwealth is less of a priority for UK governments now, said Sir Don. He told how when the first Secretary-General left the PM gave a dinner in his honour, when the second left the PM gave a lunch. The third got lunch with the Foreign Secretary and when Sir Don quit, Gordon Brown gave him a cup of tea. Sir Don wasn't intending to write a book about his battles with Robert Mugabe and Pervez Musharraf until he was told someone else would write their own version of events.
Peter Tatchell Greenbelt Festival, Cheltenham racecourse "WE should all be equal before the law" declared political activist Peter Tatchell. Between a rousing reception and a standing ovation at the end, the resolute free speech advocate discoursed eloquently and passionately on the discrimination against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people across Africa who are suffering prejudice and abuse on account of their sexuality. The harrowing treatment of these marginalised individuals, he stated, is the legacy of colonial rule dating back to the 19th century, with the collusion of imperial governments and the supposedly enlightened church an additional factor. Fearless and forthright throughout, he didn't shrink from criticising The Archbishop of Canterbury, along with the Se...
THE secretary general of the Commonwealth gave a "call to arms" for the world to tackle deforestation at the start of a major conference in Edinburgh yesterday. Kamalesh Sharma warned 25,000 square kilometres of forest is being destroyed every year in Commonwealth countries alone and said time was running out to reverse the trend of "environmental vandalism".
THE Commonwealth will send a monitoring team to Rwanda's August presidential election in which incumbent Paul Kagame is likely to seek a second seven-year term. On his first visit to Kigali since Rwanda joined the 54-member organisation last year, Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma said the Commonwealth would assist in strengthening the central African country's electoral commission.
THE General Secretary of Britain's biggest union for construction workers is to visit the Glasgow Commonwealth Games stadium site. Alan Ritchie, of UCATT, is to see for himself the progress at Scotland's flagship construction project in the East End on Monday.
IT IS the coveted invitation to what has been billed 'the world's biggest and most spectacular outdoor party'. Today The Mail on Sunday can reveal who has made it on to the exclusive 'Sea List' to join the Queen on the Thames for her Diamond Jubilee Pageant. At the heart of the spectacular flotilla of 1,000 vessels making the seven-and-a-half mile journey from Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge next Sunday is the Royal Barge, the Spirit of Chartwell, which will host the Queen's inner circle - detailed here for the first time.
... reign, from her florist to her diary secretary to the wine expert at Buckingham Palace, has been ..., include Kamalesh Sharma, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and historian Simon Schama. Se...
The government of Pakistan had taken positive steps to fulfil its Commonwealth obligations,? said the organisation?s Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma. ?Accordingly.
A DIPLOMAT sparked an angry backlash yesterday after comparing election carnage in Kenya to a traffic offence. Don McKinnon, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, made the remark as he ruled out suspending Kenya where the death toll had passed 300.
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