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Saltire flying high
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Posted in Canada, China, Economics, Europe, Politics, Russia, Scotland, Spain, UK, USA
Tagged Bill Clinton, Bob Geldof, European Union, Goldman Sachs, Mariano Rajoy, Mark Carney, saltire, Small is beautiful
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When Adam delved and Eve span
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. 6 September 2014 A COMMUNIST PRIEST IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND “When Adam delved, and Eve span, who … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, France, Literature, Politics, Religion, UK
Tagged Adam and Eve, Communism, Jean Froissart, John Ball, John Stow, Karl Marx, Wat Tyler
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Jaw-jaw better than war-war
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. 3 September 2014 JAW-JAW BETTER THAN WAR-WAR Three letters from readers in today’s London Guardian represent … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Media, Military, Politics, Russia, UK, Ukraine, USA
Tagged Chekhov, Cold War, Crimea, European Union, Nato, Pushkin, Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin, Winston Churchill, Yeltsin
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Fat cats and poor sods
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. 2 September 2014 Where Plenty smiles – alas! she smiles for few, And those who taste … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics, UK
Tagged Frances O'Grady, George Crabbe, neoliberalism, St Matthew', Thatcher, Trades Union Congress, unemployment, wages
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Not very bright
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. 1 September 2014 It is sometimes said that military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Military, Politics, Syria, UK, USA
Tagged doughboys, espionage, ISIS, jihad, military intelligence, surveillance, Trojan War
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GAZA
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Posted in Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Military, Palestine, Politics, UK, UN, USA, Wales
Tagged Balfour Declaration, Ban Ki-moon, Dave Bradney, Gaza blockade, Israeli Defence Force, Judea, Yvonne Ridley
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Urns for Europa
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 2014 The much-hyped non-event of the European Parliament elections is upon us again – … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Politics, Spain, UK
Tagged euro, European Parliament elections, eurozone, gold standard, internal devaluation, partitocracy
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Scoop! Hold the front page!
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. 7 April 2014 SHOCK HORROR DOWN UNDER! ROYAL PARENTS “CARRY” BABY SON OFF PLANE! Millions of … Continue reading
Mungo Jerry
10 January 2014 As an antidote to winter blues, readers might like to check out the hit single “In the Summer Time” that was released in 1970 by the Britain’s Mungo Jerry pop band. Antigone1984: Right on, man! ——– You … Continue reading
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