If you put water into a leaky bucket, you get wet. Similarly, if you do not secure confidential transmissions between diplomats around the world you get leaks. That one basic fact is what the USA is finding out today as a staggering 251,000 of its confidential memos have been published on the whistleblower website Wikileaks […]
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Help I’m A Prisoner – I’ll Vote Me Out Of Here!
I have always been of the view (somewhat naively it now seems) that if someone commits an unlawful act against the society in which we live, they forfeit the right to be a part of our society for a specified period of time set by a Court of Law – they are ‘banged up’ While […]
Think Yourself Fit – Avoid The Cold
It’s almost that time of year again when everyone around seems to be staring at you through watery eyes or coughing and sneezing in your face. For some, it is a time of sharing while for those bathed in sneeze particles, it is complete annoyance. However, a new study of over 1,000 people, claims […]
He’s A Liar Liar
Whether you agree or not, a lot of work must have gone into this! Try singing along….
How To Demonstrate EU Style!
With a high probability we will be seeing mass demonstrations against the cuts announced in our coalition government’s spending review, I thought it would be interesting to compare our technique with our European neighbours: How we demonstrate here in the UK How they demonstrate in France How they show their displeasure in Germany All things […]
World Statistics Day
Today is United Nations World Statistics Day and to enter into the spirit of things, our own Office For National Statistics has released the following information about the average Briton: The ‘average’ British woman is 40 years and seven months old and has 42 years left to live. If she works full time, she works […]
The Benefits Of A Fairly Unfair System!
I doubt there is anyone who can dispute we are in a financial mess and something needs to be done to control the enormous interest payments we are making to foreign institutions and governments for our borrowing. The most obvious and headline grabbing saving, is to reform the vastly complicated and financially draining benefits and […]
A Taxing Reality For Deputy PM Nick Clegg
In a desperate bid to try to deflect the criticism from grassroots members of his party that he has ‘sold out’ by forming a coalition government with the Tories, Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, is expected to announce a huge crackdown on the perfectly legal practice of tax avoidance. Whilst it may be on the […]
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‘Sorry’ Seems To Be The Hardest Word For A Pope
“I think of the immense suffering caused by the abuse of children, especially within the church and by her ministers, Above all I express my deep sorrow to the innocent victims of these unspeakable crimes, along with my hope that the power of Christ’s grace, his sacrifice of reconciliation, will bring deep healing and peace […]
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Should We Grasp The Papal ‘Hand Of Friendship’?
In case you have missed today’s news, I can tell you that Pope Benedict XVI has started a three day visit to extend his ‘hand of friendship’ to all in the UK. Word of his arrival has caused great excitement in some people and complete apathy – and even anger – in many others. He […]