Archive for December, 2008
Merry Christmas
This seasonal photo was taken in London’s world-famous Carnaby Street (Sorry about the picture quality! ). Have a great holiday and the blog will return in the new year.
Financial Crisis 'worse than predicted'
The deputy governor of the Bank of England has admitted that they had underestimated the high level of the ongoing financial crisis. Sir John Gieve said in an interview with the BBC that the Bank had relied too much on controlling interest rates and thought that the situation wouldn’t be as bad as it is [...]
A new bus for London?
London’s iconic Routemaster bus could be set to make a comeback, a few years after being phased out by Ken Livingstone. Transport for London recently announced the winning competition designs for a new Routemaster-type bus which if implemented will be in service soon. To be honest, I don’t care what type of bus I travel [...]
NASA puts space shuttles up for sale
FOR SALE: THREE LARGE SPACECRAFT Three large spaceships, one careful owner, thirty years service, several million miles, still in good condition. PRICE: $42MILLION FOR QUICK SALE. NO TIMEWASTERS PLEASE, AND CERTAINLY NO TERRORISTS. Read more here. Sorry about the joke, it’s probably been done loads of times over the web and in newspapers.
UK troops to leave Iraq at last
Like the majority people in Britain who were opposed to the war in Iraq, I’m pleased that the government plan to withdraw all of our military personnel from the country by at least July next year. They were there for what would be a total of six years…. all for the lie that the country [...]
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