Bernadette Jansen op de Haar's Blog – December 2011 Archive (2)

German Unity Sausage by Arnold Jansen op de Haar

Following the talks in Brussels, the front page of The Times showed David Cameron as Manneken Pis aiming at the head of Nicolas Sarkozy, and the next day someone remarked to me that Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel reminded her of Punch and Judy.



Would the true leader please stand up? Because that’s the problem: we’re missing a leader with a vision.



Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister, tried to convince David Cameron. They looked like two public schoolboys. Mark…

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Added by Bernadette Jansen op de Haar on December 13, 2011 at 3:22pm — No Comments

Pippa Penguin by Arnold Jansen op de Haar

Slowly I begin to understand why it took William such a long time to marry Kate: the package came with a sister-in-law, Pippa.



We all know it: the state presents you with brothers- and sisters-in-law and they come along for free.



News items about Pippa’s life sound like scenes from Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers: Pippa at Boarding School; Pippa as Bridesmaid; Pippa the Party Animal; Pippa visits a Tennis Match, Pippa has a New Dress; Pippa’s Love Hurt; Pippa goes Skating;…

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Added by Bernadette Jansen op de Haar on December 7, 2011 at 3:09pm — No Comments

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