With presenter Jim Kent, the team delved into highlights of the Nato meeting in London, which saw US president Donald Trump cancel a press conference shortly after Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau was caught on a live mic poking fun at his US counterpart with other world leaders. Trump had also complained about allies not spending 2% of their GDP, as asked by the alliance, on national defence. Of the 15 members contributing under 1.8%, Luxembourg comes in last at 0.56%, followed by Spain (0.92%) and Belgium (0.93%).

Next up was a look at the UK elections, in which the role of the main opposition Labour Party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn was a focus of discussion. With latest polls giving the Conservatives a projected majority of up to 80 seats, the panel questioned why Labour was polling so poorly.

Language petition

The third segment took on the form of a debate about whether English should be added as an administrative language, highlighting petition 1414 which has garnered around 25% of the signatures required for it to be debated in parliament. The argument held by the petitioners is that, given the language law was established in 1984, the official languages aren’t keeping step with current demographic trends, especially as the government tries to attract new business, research and talent in the finance sector, R&D and beyond. A listener wrote in to challenge the idea, stating that Luxembourg would remain the language of integration and French the one of administration.

What’s on guide

At the end of the hour, Delano recommended upcoming events, including the Naama Liany recital taking place on Friday, the concert at the Philharmonie by Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov, and the Christophe Van Biesen’s “Home and Away” exhibition taking place in the “Am Tunnel” art gallery through April 2020.

Also coming up: a night vigil on Saturday evening in Waldbillig to pay tribute to American soldiers who helped liberate the country. Commemoration events for the Battle of the Bulge’s 75th will also take place on the afternoons of 13 and 16 December at the Luxembourg American cemetery in Hamm.

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Members of the Delano editorial team will be back on 100,7 airwaves on 12 December.

“The Jim Kent Show on Radio 100,7 with Delano” airs Thursdays from 5pm to 8pm. Listen live by tuning to 100.7 FM in Luxembourg or via livestream, or catch the programme replayed as a podcast available Fridays on Delano.lu.