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The tumultuous history of the 1960s is set against a backdrop of the escalating Vietnam War and Cold War tensions. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and known in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America … Continue reading
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In 1965 a callow youth left a grey Britain on a 24hrs-with-stops adventure “across the British Empire” aboard a Bristol Britannia turboprop airliner that cruised at a stately 357 miles per hour. In those days propeller powered airliners provided [relatively] … Continue reading
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Throughout my adult lifetime there has been a Propaganda War raging in the United Kingdom over British involvement in the European Economic Community and it’s subsequent stealthy evolution into the European Community which then morphed into the undemocratic and dysfunctional … Continue reading
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In a very straight talking interview Mark Blyth defines Global Trumpism as a “revolt against technocracy” and a “revolt against governance by unrepresented, unelected, undemocratic elites”. Well here is the thing. My side is very pro European, but I am … Continue reading
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I unimpressed by Economists who call a spade: A consumer durable that’s frequently deemed a minor capital investment because it significantly reduces labour costs by improving the efficiency of the human resources deployed to excavate, infill or move many forms … Continue reading
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If you feel that you are living in the midst of a Controlled Demolition of your nation then you might find the following talk by Brian Gerrish very interesting. http://www.ukcolumn.org/ One of the more disturbing aspects of the presentation is … Continue reading
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John Laughland [amongst many other things] provides numerous insights into the slow [and systematic] subversion of the Sovereign State since the Second World War. John Laughland (born 6 September 1963) is a British eurosceptic conservative academic and author who writes … Continue reading
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Back in the days of drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll I visited a locum dentist on a sunny August morning when I had a a loose filling. I’m not sure quiet which planet this locum dentist was from but … Continue reading
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The burnt-out shell of Grenfell Tower is a tragic testament to Failed Governance. This particular example of Failed Governance dates back to the early 1970s when vast swathes of London’s housing stock were ruthlessly demolished so they could be replaced … Continue reading
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Governments on both sides of the Atlantic have sick Health Care Systems. In the United Kingdom they are trying to cure their Health Care System by emulating the United States with it’s “market-based healthcare system”. In 2009 the Tory MP … Continue reading
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Pass the popcorn. Germany, France & Italy call for UK to pay multibillion-euro Brexit ‘divorce bill’ – RT.com – 26 Feb 2017 A number of EU states, including Germany, Italy, France and the Czech Republic have expressed their approval for … Continue reading
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In the weird and wacky world of American politics the Obama administration is [amongst other things] expelling 35 Russian diplomats over “election hacking allegations (that as yet have not been supported by any actual evidence)”. As promised (or threatened), the … Continue reading
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The Religious Instruction I received back in the days of black and white television didn’t explicitly encompass Sacred Numbers. The Indian has always four as the principal sacred number, with usually another only slightly subordinated. The two sacred numbers of … Continue reading
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William Bradford was an English Separatist who became the second Governor of the Plymouth Colony in 1621. William Bradford (c.1590 – May 9, 1657) was an English Separatist originally from the West Riding of Yorkshire, who later moved to Leiden … Continue reading
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The ever eloquent Lionel Nation provides an effervescent eulogy for the Double-Down Deplorable Deadbeats that prolifically pump plebeian pulp-fiction propaganda. In an desperate death-throw of the dice the Double-Down Deplorable Deadbeats are actively promoting Fake News Filters to protect their … Continue reading
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Decoding Party Politics and the Mass Media is a refined art form. Decoding these enigmas in the United Kingdom became slightly easier in 1987. “A Conflict of Interest” is the twelfth episode of the BBC comedy series Yes, Prime Minister … Continue reading
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If you listen to the mainstream media you will have been informed [numerous times] that this has been the craziest, dirtiest, strangest, worst, most deplorable, most depressing, most negative, most rigged, most trivial and most unprecedented Top Banana Picking season … Continue reading
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David Stockman is a voice of reason from the Three Empty Quarters. David Alan Stockman (born November 10, 1946) is a former businessman and U.S. politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan (1977–1981) and … Continue reading
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One of the problems of Old Age is that some people get ‘stuck’ in the past. Coping is a very important skill needed in the aging process to move forward with life and not be ‘stuck’ in the past. The … Continue reading
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The Political Left have been battling the Political Right for over 200 years. Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality. They typically involve concern for those in society whom they perceive … Continue reading
