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ARAB SPRING OR A BLEAK WINTER?
There is little doubt that the so-called Arab Spring has been a mixed blessing for all concerned, the inhabitants of those countries caught up in it and the rest of the world. We in the West are very fond of trying to impose our cultural values on...
NEW ROYAL NAVY – BRITAIN WAIVES THE RULES
THIS POSTING RECEIVED AS ANONYMOUS: The Royal Navy is proud to announce its new fleet of Type 45 destroyers. Having initially named the first two ships HMS Daring and HMS Dauntless, the Naming Committee has, after intensive pressure from Brussels,...
SHOULD BABIES BE SITTING ON PENSION POTS?
For some time I’ve wondered if we give people their pensions at completely the wrong end of life? Say a man retires at 65 and is lucky enough to survive until 85 years old, he’ll be drawing a pension for two decades. Currently the Government would...