November 2008
(20th November 2008)
I have three hours left of US time to wish you all a happy World Toilet Day. I'm in Delhi, attending - briefly - the South Asian Conference on Sanitation, known as Sacosan. This is a big and important affair. It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister (but I missed that, as I was still trying to get a visa from the Indian High Commission ...
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(6th November 2008)
Greetings from the final day of the annual summit of the other WTO. As usual, the place has attracted a cracking mix of people, all of whom have in common an uncommon desire to talk non-stop about toilets, latrines and the like. At WTO events, you can find yourself sitting over a plate of food while your neighbour is talking animatedly about urine spray; ...