Author Archives: Antigone1984.com

Roma felix

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.   Rome, 24 May 2012 CAPUT MUNDI Federico Fellini’s 1972 film “Roma” is a fictionalised autobiography of the … Continue reading →

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Shopping trolley in Campus Martius

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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First Stalingrad, then Berlin

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.   Rome, 22 May 2012 Having just rocked up here amid the grey rains of a late … Continue reading →

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Nihil sub sole novum

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.   21 May 2012 Quidquid delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi. Whatever mad acts their rulers perpetrate, it is … Continue reading →

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Smelling a rat

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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.    20 May 2012 POLLS THAT STINK A seminal question about one aspect of the current … Continue reading →

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Nationalise the banks!

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Royal feast for royal tyrants

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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 May 2012 UK SOVEREIGN LAYS ON JUNKET FOR SEVEN TYRANTS Kings and queens from around … Continue reading →

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Crooked timber

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Potential for panic

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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 May 2012 GREAT FEAR THAT COULD DEVELOP INTO A PANIC – BANK CHIEF At least … Continue reading →

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Syriza

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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