In this Episode Rich and Carola are not dithering around…. well, actually they are. They can’t help it, so this episode is longer than usual but with less tea. Whilst covering Chapter 3 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights… Continue reading
One of our short ‘ditherings’. Nothing particularly illuminating here, just us trying to decide on sound effects for the podcast. So…… what does ‘dithering’ actually sound like. If you know, let us know on Twitter @DitheringE All tea-cup sounds made… Continue reading
Rich and Carola continue their exploration of the EU Charter but end up chatting about curtailing their son’s freedoms whilst advocating for EU fundamental rights. Their meanderings cover liberty, GDPR, freedom of expression, education and the four freedoms of the… Continue reading
Between cups of tea and checking out their own EU pulse, Rich and Carola dissect the Euro Barometer Number 89 – European Citizenship. Pondering about some surprising statistics: that BREXIT-land’s attitudes towards immigration is more positive than the EU average,… Continue reading
Dithering on the Edge of Europe reports back from the Spring Conference of the Green Party of England and Wales, held in lovely (mostly) sunny Scarborough. Rich and Carola cover how much Brexit featured (or not), they joined in the… Continue reading
Between cups of tea and some more dithering, Richard and Carola try to understand what it means to be a European family and live in the UK. In this episode, Rich and Carola gush over the EU Charter, its beautiful… Continue reading
Between cups of tea and a lot of dithering, Richard and Carola try to understand what it means to be a European family and live in the UK. Carola and Rich still have clinking cups of tea but they could… Continue reading
Between cups of tea and dithering paper noises (yes, we are experimenting with what ‘dithering’ actually sounds like, this time with German Potteries’ Burgenland teacups) Rich and Carola talk citizenship; Carola’s application for permanent UK residency; citizenship tests; passport differences;… Continue reading
We make a good attempt to understand how European Parliament Elections work in the UK. Rich reconnects with his inner Math-Teacher and explains (at length…) the D’Hondt method and what this means for UK regions, and we each get our… Continue reading
Join Richard McCarthy and Carola Boehm in this second season of their podcast about what it feels like to be a multi-national European family and live here in the UK. Between cups of tea and a lot of dithering, this… Continue reading