Did I just say it may be a long summer?

I wrote earlier that it may turn into a hot, contentious summer in the UK. The first salvo by the public was launched tonight by British newspaper The Daily Mail and the Tax-Payer’s Alliance. They began a campaign to prosecute Members of Parliament over the expenses scandal. The Mail wrote: … eminent lawyers believe that [...]

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You have to admire their humility

Ah, the whiff of scandal drifting across the Atlantic! Smell that? It’s the compost from the UK House of Parliament as the expenses scandal keeps hitting the fan. The right to be reimbursed for reasonable expenses should not be questioned. It’s the egregious abuse of the expense system that has the British Isles in an [...]

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At least our politicians don’t expect us to clean their moats

If you are a follower of British politics, you will be aware of how the current government is circling the drain. Nothing less than a full blown miracle from the heavens will stop them from being devastated in the next elections. In a previous post, I wrote they were writing the definitive manual on how [...]

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Not one of humanity’s better moments

I had to laugh at a call to an ASDA (UK grocery store chain) call centre by an annoyed customer.  The customer called in to complain about his pizza having nothing on it – until he realizes, midway through the call, that he opened the box upside down. He further complains that the boxes should [...]

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Um… er .. well actually you can

I’ve been watching the governmental farce known as the British Labour Party in the UK. They seem to be intent upon writing the definitive manual on how not to govern and it has been highly entertaining. Their disgraceful handling of the Gurkhas, who have loyally served in the British army, brings to mind vintage Monty [...]

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Wonderful – just bloody wonderful

As if being in Afghanistan isn’t dangerous enough, a group of Evangelical US soldiers are making the situation even worse by promoting their own evangelical agenda. Soldiers were handing out bibles to this very, very conservative and largely illiterate nation. Just having a Bible in their possession could jeopardise the lives of the poor Afghan [...]

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