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The six facts causing Tories alarm about Damian Green
Read more: The six facts causing Tories alarm about Damian GreenMobile phone seized; parliamentary computer seized; police aggressive at the Parliamentary “crime scene”; flat searched with wife and daughters at home; up to 20 counter terrorist police involved; Cameron informed of search as the police “marched up the…
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Damian Green arrest worrying for democracy – David Cameron
Read more: Damian Green arrest worrying for democracy – David CameronFrom the Guardian: The Conservative leader said that it was “a worrying stage in our democracy” if shadow ministers could not release information in the national interest. “If this had happened in the 1930s, Churchill would have been…
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‘Summary justice’ soars as courts bypassed – Times Online
Read more: ‘Summary justice’ soars as courts bypassed – Times OnlineFrom the Times: Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the criminal justice system last year, according to figures published today. As food for thought, compare to the 1689 Bill of Rights…
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The Seduction of Municipal Derivatives: JUST DON’T DO IT
Read more: The Seduction of Municipal Derivatives: JUST DON’T DO ITBloomberg just ran a story on municipalities entering into derivatives contracts to help finance budget deficits. I’ve seen this movie before about 15 years ago, and I can tell you how it ends: in tears. read more |…
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Cameron: the day after the borrowing bombshell
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Coughing up to curb climate change
Read more: Coughing up to curb climate changePeter Lilley MP at the BBC reveals a hidden bombshell of environmental expense and political sophistry: The UK’s Climate Change Bill, which commits future governments to cut CO2 emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050, is about…
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The mocking of an Austrian-school economist, 2006-7
Read more: The mocking of an Austrian-school economist, 2006-7See also: Housing: Too Good to be True — 4 Jun 2004 America’s Unsustainable Boom — 8 Nov 2004 Is There a Glut of Saving? — 4 Aug 2005
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“Eurocorps – A Force for Europe and NATO”
Read more: “Eurocorps – A Force for Europe and NATO”Some of my military friends recently insisted that there would never be a European Armed Force. I would like to bring Eurocorps — effectively founded in 1963 — to their attention. From a speech by Lieutenant-General Pedro Pitarch,…
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George Osborne: The bill for a decade of irresponsibility
Read more: George Osborne: The bill for a decade of irresponsibilityFrom conservatives.com: George Osborne said the Pre-Budget Report represents “the greatest failure of public policy for a generation” after Alistair Darling announced plans to double the national debt to more than £1 trillion. George, the Shadow Chancellor, described…