Congratulations to Traian Basescu and his party for winning Sunday’s general

election in Romania. This was

another of those “orange revolution” that is sweeping the last old

Soviet-era warhorses from the political stage.

The downside is that your job may be going to Romania soon. A few days ago

I was speaking with a friend who runs the IT systems for a big investment

bank/trading house in London. Outsourcing of IT work? “Sure. Quote me a

price.” You’re one of these wicked people exporting jobs to Bombay, then?

“Nah. Bombay’s at full capacity, and getting pricey.” Where then? “East

Europe. Hungary very good. Romania coming up fast…”