Articles by Alberto Furlan


Alberto has written 21 articles for Nouse


Scotland: no longer Labour’s heartland

By — May 8, 2007

The number of people reportedly walking to polling stations wearing kilts in Scotland was an immediate giveaway to the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) electoral victory last Friday.
Alex Salmond’s party won 47 council seats, beating the Labour Party’s 46 seats in the area that has been dubbed ‘Gordon Brown’s backyard’.

The Scottish National Party is now the biggest in Scotland, and a pleased Salmond said these results banish any idea that Labour have a “divine right to rule Scotland”.

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Rugby Mens 1sts

By — May 8, 2007

Time: Sunday 12.00 Location: 22 acres Points: 4 Score: Lancaster 24 York 19 YORK’S fast-flowing play was neutralised on Sunday as a tough Lancaster pack helped the visitors run out 24-19 victors. York started quickly, and the huge effort put in by all the squad this year showed from the kick-off. Strong running by fullback [...]

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Are Britain’s children really the most deprived in Europe?

By — March 6, 2007

UNICEF has released a report based on research between 1979 and 1999 to assess the quality of life for children in the top 21 developed countries in the world. The UK came 21st.

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Washington moves closer to its next target. Is Iran the next Iraq?

By — February 13, 2007

“It is Iraq-redux”, commented Philip Giraldi of the slow but constant build-up of US naval forces off the coast of Iran. Currently, there is one aircraft carrier and its entourage of a cruiser, two destroyers and a submarine, and this is due to double in about 10 days time with the USS Stennis making its way to the Gulf.

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Russia: a land of conspiracy

By — January 23, 2007

Russia has always been able to inspire great conspiracy stories: from the fate of Anastasia to the many theories and novels such as Day of the Tryffids and 1984, the former Soviet Union has always been a backdrop for intrigue. Now, judging by recent events, it could easily supply a plot worthy of any mobster movie.

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York: an international perspective

By — February 20, 2006

For many, university is enough of a culture shock; however, as Albi Surlan explains, it’s even worse when you’ve travelled 4,000 miles

Every culture, every country has its quirks, idiosyncrasies and things that simply don’t seem to make sense unless you’ve been immersed in that particular culture for all your life. So for me, an Italian living here in England for the first time, there are a lot of things that I find peculiar and alien.

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