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Cameron To March On Russia? 27 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
There are very many experts in both the military and diplomatic world saying that going into Syria without either a strategic purpose or an exit plan is little short of insane in the present world. G...
Shaking Up The Property Market 25 Aug 2013 | 03:26 pm
In our self regarding way we regard the high rolling London property market as the only one in the game. Around the world there are other hot spots where prices are going well beyond the capability o...
Boom And Bust Old Style 24 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
The linked article below, taken from the web site, Archaeologica, is about the eruption of Santorini in the Eastern Mediterranean around 1600 B.C. and its dating. Fixing just when ancient volcanic er...
Sensation! Teenage Drivers May Not Pay Attention! 24 Aug 2013 | 05:49 pm
Picked up an interesting item in Science Daily, the web site used by so many media interns as an easy way to pick up a shock horror science item which will not test either the patience or the understa...
A Dance To The Beat Of Security 23 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
The present fuss over the holding and questioning at Heathrow Airport of David Miranda the Brazilian partner of a Guardian journalist, Glenn Greenwald, related to security issues is intriguing in many...
Personal Profiling Rules OK 22 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
As it allegedly the "silly season" perhaps it is time for some more off the wall posts to keep things going. There is a lot happening out there that is far from silly and will take a lot of catching...
Labour Policy On Gibraltar 21 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
A statement is expected shortly from Ed Miliband (pictured above), Leader of the Opposition and rumoured of the Labour Party, on their position in respect of Gibraltar. He is expected to emphasise our...
The Lance Corporal Theory Of Employment, Interest and Money 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
We are Mark Carney's Army, No financial use are we, The only time you'll see us, Is when we're on the spree. And when our contracts over, We'll shout with all our might, Per ardua ad astra, Blo...
A Case Of Self Determination 19 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
Among last week's sob stories designed to bring tears to your eyes and weep into your hankie about the way ordinary people of the labouring classes are treated was that of Will Self & Son given a goin...
Riding The Seven Year Cycle 16 Aug 2013 | 09:37 pm
Life is full of coincidences, some that might be expected, such as finding yourself in a crowded room where someone shares the same birthday, and some that are not but just seem to happen. Yesterday ...