Europe
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| | UK Lockdown analysis on the recent unlawful arrest and interrogation of Damian Green under counter-terrorism laws. Is Britain now under martial law? |
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| | by John aka Jupiter King, Dec 7, 2008 | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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| | Jewel thieves in Paris, France disguised as women got away with $108m in valuables, according to authorities. |
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| | The congestion charge has been implemented by the British government to try and reduce traffic and the effect it has upon London. The congestion charge restricts access to London city centre unless a fee has been paid. A lot like a toll for using a bridge, the commuter has to pay a small fee to be able to use the roads within central London. The restricted access runs form nine in the morning until six at night, secured by a set of high specification cameras developed to read number plates and check against a data base of paying commuters. |
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| | Swiss voters have passed today a new amendment to the constitution covering paedophile crimes. Following the tough approach adopted already in 2004, they passed the amendment against the wish of government and parliament. |
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| | Suicide in Switzerland is a business. Two organisations offer assisted suicide services, Dignitas and Exit. The newest statistics by the national research institute have been published today. |
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| | Solar Panels have their place, but should it be in a cemetery? |
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| | by Brendan Kokinda, Nov 24, 2008 | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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| | The Upcoming Conflict With Russia. |
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| | by Simon J R Holmes, Nov 24, 2008 | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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| | This afternoon the Chancellor announced measures to stimulate the economy and put more cash in people’s pockets so that the country can spend itself out of a looming recession. This was overshadowed by demands for just how all this money would be repaid, and questions about what would be the long term effects on the British economy. Was this really, as the opposition parties claimed, more of a tax con now that would have to be paid off after the next election? That is impossible to say right now given the seriousness of the situation and whether the economic stimulus can in of itself claw back some of the money given away. In general, though, it now seems the Labour government has quite a history of attempting to deceive the population into thinking that they are not putting up taxes when in fact they are. The Institute for Fiscal Studies claimed in the summer than the average household is £350 worse off since 1997, this is despite wages rising. |
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| | Prospective buyers of a derelict Liverpool pub could be laughing all the way to the Banksy. |
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| | The Commons just passed a hybrid law permitting the production of pandaroos, otterflies, and a speaking dogcat. London will become a parading ground for unusual animals, and you don’t even have to go to the zoo. For good measure, Parliament added spare part child production to the deal. |
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