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Lanhydrock House, Cornwall
Read more: Lanhydrock House, CornwallLanhydrock 192, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
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Caerhays Castle gardens in Spring
Read more: Caerhays Castle gardens in SpringCaerhays 100, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Follow the link from the photos for more. Caerhays 148, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
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Dan Hannan challenges the European Parliament
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Yet more new money
Read more: Yet more new moneyPresent economic circumstances seem perilously close to those described by scholars of the monetary theory of the trade cycle: The Bank of England has pledged to pump another £50bn into the economy as it steps up efforts to…
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The government did it: The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and other essays
Read more: The government did it: The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and other essaysThis wonderfully short book of just 120 pages explains through four essays, the influence of money and the capital structure of production on the trade cycle. The authors are Mises, Haberler, Rothbard and Hayek. Each essay is short,…
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US banks thought to need $55bn in capital – Telegraph
Read more: US banks thought to need $55bn in capital – TelegraphBank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo will have to collectively find $55bn in fresh ordinary capital as a result of the US Treasury’s financial stress tests, details of which are due to be announced today. The three…
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Lloyds bad debts to soar 50% on HBOS loans – Times Online
Read more: Lloyds bad debts to soar 50% on HBOS loans – Times OnlineLloyds Banking Group, which is 44 per cent owned by the UK taxpayer, today warned that soaring bad debt from legacy HBOS customers will contribute to a 50 per cent rise in loan book write-offs in 2009 compared…
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First jumps at Weston in 2009
Read more: First jumps at Weston in 2009Steve under canopy, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Shamefully, it took me until yesterday to jump at Weston this year. The weather was superb, with the perfect wind for relaxed landings. Jumped two formations with people not previously met…
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FT.com – Longer life raises bill for taxpayers
Read more: FT.com – Longer life raises bill for taxpayersThe projected value of the state pension collapses in the face of the rising cost of public sector pensions: Billions of pounds have been added to the cost of unfunded public sector pensions as the various schemes from…