Monthly Archives: March 2013

Domestic extremists and secret police

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  19 March 2013 Ever vigilant to protect Britain’s national security, the country’s secret police have unearthed … Continue reading

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Spectacular bank heist in Cyprus

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  18 March 2013 A gang of ruthless bank robbers has been caught red-handed in the tiny … Continue reading

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“Sod off, you stupid prat!”

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  17 March 2013 A VICTORY FOR FREE SPEECH On 23 February 2008 at the annual agricultural … Continue reading

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Homo politicus (2)

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  16 March 2013   HOW POLITICIANS REGARD THEMSELVES “There is, simply, no way of reconciling the … Continue reading

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Homo politicus (1)

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  15 March 2013   WHAT PEOPLE GENERALLY THINK OF POLITICIANS  “For most of us, political decision-making, … Continue reading

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Eye-watering luxury

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  14 March 2013 In the western media the Arab Spring is no longer front-page news these … Continue reading

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Secret courts and partitocracy

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Royalty and rendition

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  12 March 2013 Charles, Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, and his wife, Camilla, … Continue reading

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The people have spoken, the bastards!

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  Special editorial note We have gone to town in the following article on the Italian elections. … Continue reading

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