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Denis Keefe

@DenisKeefe

Former Ambassador 🇷🇸🇬🇪 | 🇨🇿Governor English College in Prague | Trustee Hospices of Hope

 England, United Kingdom
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Joined June 2014
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This is it. After 40 years I am retiring today. I have had a fascinating career and the privilege to work with wonderful people round the world. Thank you to everyone - and above all to @SingenBingen The road goes ever on and on
Glimpse of the sea on the way to St Ninian's Cave, Physgill, near Withorn, Dumfries and Galloway

ALT Glimpse of the sea on the way to St Ninian's Cave, Physgill, near Withorn, Dumfries and Galloway

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UK in Greece
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Σεβόμαστε όσους εξέφρασαν ενστάσεις για την αρχική φωτογραφία. Η ουσία παραμένει η ίδια: η #28ηΟκτωβρίου είναι ημέρα μνήμης, υπερηφάνειας και τιμής.
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The mixed joys of not joining in musicformass.blog/2026/10/01…
The mixed joys of not joining in - Music for Mass

The mixed joys of not joining in - Music for Mass

The mixed joys of not joining in. I have been feeling increasingly uncomfortable at Mass on Sunday mornings.

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@PametnarodaOct 5
Václav Havel by oslavil devadesát let. Jak na něj vzpomínají spoluvězni z Borů? Co o něm dnes říkají někdejší disidenti a komunisté? Poslechněte si Příběhy 20. století. plus.rozhlas.cz/havel-oslavi…
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Václav Havel would be 90 today. His quote about hope - that hope does not mean our efforts will end well, what matters is to do things worth doing - has been with us since his imprisonment in 1970’s. He became the President in 1989.
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Today marks what would have been Václav Havel's 90th birthday. His ideas, writings and legacy continue to inspire people around the world. We've displayed some of our favourite Havel quotes at the Embassy and Czech Centre. Tell us yours. 💭
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Kate Keefe@SingenBingenSep 27
It's ok not to join in with the music at Church if your reason is a good one, but then you can't glare at other people either! Here's my latest for @The_Tablet , just in case you felt guilty this morning... thetablet.co.uk/blogs/the-mi…
The mixed joys of not joining in - The Tablet

The mixed joys of not joining in - The Tablet

Not because I like having to spend time and energy on organising and delivering the music, not because I am looking forward to seeing the choir members back

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🇨🇿🇬🇧 At Westminster Abbey, we honoured the airmen of the Battle of Britain and proudly remembered the Czechoslovak pilots who served in the RAF and helped secure the Allied victory.Their legacy remains a lasting symbol of Czech-British friendship and our shared democratic values.
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Alf Dubs@AlfDubsSep 10
Published today and available in all good bookshops or so I'm told! geni.us/TheBoyWithTheKnapsac…
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A great review in @TheSpectator of the latest History of Communism & its evils (there are no upsides). Its worthy conclusion of the creed, for those born after 1989: don't go near it - it bites.
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"Thank you, Nicky, for making it all happen." 🇨🇿🇬🇧 A moving moment at the launch of Lord Alf Dubs' new memoir The Boy with a Knapsack at the Czech Embassy. Born in Prague, saved by Kindertransport (and by Nicky Winton) and still building bridges between Czechia and the UK.
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Joanna Lillis@joannalillisSep 1
Fascinating read from The Diplomat on "imperial narratives" in Russian media reporting on the shift to Latin for Kazakh in #Kazakhstan. thediplomat.com/2026/08/lati…
‘Latin Poison’: Kazakhstan’s Latinization in Russian Media Discourse

‘Latin Poison’: Kazakhstan’s Latinization in Russian Media Discourse

In criticizing Kazakhstan’s Latinization effort, Russian media is not defending the Russian language or the Cyrillic alphabet, but the symbolic, ideological, and geopolitical hierarchy of the Russian...

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Kate Keefe@SingenBingenAug 23
God's voice can crash and roar mightily, but it doesn't when he speaks to Elijah. How much is down to the translation? Here's my latest for @The_Tablet on why you might be less aware of the still small voice if you're a Catholic. thetablet.co.uk/blogs/whispe…
Whisper it loud – the ‘still small voice’ of God is what we really want to hear - The Tablet

Whisper it loud – the ‘still small voice’ of God is what we really want to hear - The Tablet

It’s holiday for the choir this month, which means I am much less busy than usual during Mass, and I don’t need to spend time in the week checking through the

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The Tablet@The_TabletAug 21
Whisper it loud – the ‘still small voice’ of God is what we really want to hear. @singenbingen takes issue with some translations. thetablet.co.uk/blogs/whispe… #liturgy #catholic
Whisper it loud – the ‘still small voice’ of God is what we really want to hear - The Tablet

Whisper it loud – the ‘still small voice’ of God is what we really want to hear - The Tablet

It’s holiday for the choir this month, which means I am much less busy than usual during Mass, and I don’t need to spend time in the week checking through the

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Nick Cohen@NickCohen4Aug 9
Stop caring about America - for it cares nothing for you Piece from me on why we should break from our colonial obsessions substacktools.com/sharex/FdK…
Stop caring about America!

Stop caring about America!

For it cares nothing for you

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Kate Keefe@SingenBingenJul 11
What's the last thing you learned by heart? It's worth doing occasionally all your life to keep the memory muscle in good shape. Here's my latest for @The_Tablet on what, why and how useful it is. thetablet.co.uk/blogs/learni…
Learning by heart - The Tablet

Learning by heart - The Tablet

It’s something we have to do as children in school, with vocabulary lists, spelling and times tables, but we also absorb rhymes, poems and song lyrics without

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🕯️ We remember the victims of the communist regime, denied freedom and life.
76 years ago, Milada Horáková and others were executed after a rigged trial.
They paid the ultimate price for democracy. We do not forget. 🕊️
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Sonia Sodha
@soniasodhaJun 15
The problem with Starmer’s social media ban is it’s like a policy announcement designed for social media: little thought given to implementation, no analysis of how to juggle different policy trade-offs.
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Kate Keefe@SingenBingenJun 15
What would you consider a "holy smell"? Maybe one triggering a memory of a particular place, or is the category wider? Here's my latest for @The_Tablet on odours of sanctity, and personally I don't mean incense. thetablet.co.uk/blogs/odours…
Odours of sanctity - The Tablet

Odours of sanctity - The Tablet

I didn’t even know whether it was meant to be a good or a bad smell, because such holy people as John the Baptist away in the wilderness can’t have had the

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Kenan Malik@kenanmalikJun 7
“The bureaucratisation of antiracism helped degrade the meaning of equality and reinforced identitarian politics, on both left and right.” My @ObserverUK column: observer.co.uk/news/politics…
In weaponising Henry Nowak’s tragic death, the right has ...

In weaponising Henry Nowak’s tragic death, the right has ...

The language around antiracism has degraded notions of equality to the point that it has been adopted by extremists to portray white victimhood

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Performance related pay doesn't work. Nobody goes the extra mile for a small uplift - they do so because they want to do the best job they can. And it demotivates the many who don't quite cross the line. theguardian.com/politics/202…
Senior civil servants to get bonuses for first time to reward ‘doers, not talkers’

Senior civil servants to get bonuses for first time to reward ‘doers, not talkers’

Highest-ranking staff will get 2.5% pay rise with bonuses for top performers in plan to ‘rewire’ civil service

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Kate Keefe@SingenBingenMay 13
Can you name everyone in your pew? Everyone has several people that they meet regularly and can't put a name to, but I'd like to do better in church specifically. Here's my latest for @The_Tablet on why it matters: thetablet.co.uk/blogs/never-…
Never forget the fundamental importance of names - The Tablet

Never forget the fundamental importance of names - The Tablet

We smile at so many people; we have known them for years; I have no idea what most of their names are, and I don’t think I am at all unusual in this. For a

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