Romania through international eyes
Writers for Vivid
Craig Turp
Correctly regarded as the Brian Glanville of the spritzer generation, Craig was hounded from his own country following Tony Blair's rise to power. Now residing in Romania, a country whose language he randomly decided to study at university, Craig has spent the past seven years trying to make as many people as possible understand just how awful a place Britain under Blair is. After all, where else does JK Rowling outsell Dickens?

The United Kingdom is doomed. Tycoons like Archer are prosecuted, while plastic pop vicars and tarts are beatified. It's no surprise that small children are swallowing drugs. Yet board a plane at Heathrow, and within three and a half hours you can find yourself in another world. A world where bandit-style capitalism is still rewarded, and old women sell turnips on potholed roads. Welcome to Romania.

In the words of satirist Miles Pyke, button up your coat, break the rules and drink some cocktails. That’s Craig Turp’s Romania. Which is probably why Vivid limits him to writing about sport.

 

 

 

 

 

Articles by Craig Turp

>>THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HAS BEEN DEVALUED
June/July 2005

>>AN ASHES SUMMER BECKONS
May 2005

>>THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES
April 2005

>>BACK THE BID? NOT LIKELY
March 2005

>>ADRIAN MUTU WILL NEVER PLAY FOR JUVENTUS
February 2005

>>MY TEN GREATEST MOMENTS IN SPORT
December 2004

>>YOUNG, RICH, BORED SOCIALITE TAKES COCAINE. WHY IS THE WORLD SO SHOCKED?
November 2004

>>JUST SAY YES TO DRUGS
October 2004

>>JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS
September 2004

>>MUTU'S FAILURE AT CHELSEA HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH HIS PRIVATE LIFE
June 2004

>>DESPITE LARA'S 400, THERE'S NO SIGN OF REVIVAL FOR WEST INDIAN CRICKET
May 2004