“Insurance, security or extortion? The US is spending millions of dollars in Afghanistan to ensure its supply convoys get through – and it’s the Taliban who profit” (Guardian).
Most grimly dark British thing I’ve seen in a while. It tells the story of the build up to nuclear war from the perspective of the average person, and then the humanitarian disaster that comes afterward.
Truly shocking …And we were worried about the threat of terrorism?
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A sign of things to come from the counter at Burger King in Bremen Main station:
The US government is busy trashing the dollar to help shrink its dollar denominated trade imbalances and short change its many creditors (both foreign and domestic).
My advice: Don’t hold dollars, don’t agree contracts in dollars (yea Airbus) and perhaps enjoy a cheap vacation to the US next year when the flights are cheaper due to the open sky’s agreement (fuel prices permitting).
I come from London, a place where the transport system is permanently run at capacity, where a single rush hour breakdown can send out waves of commuters, choking up alternatives for miles around.
Compared to this daily occurrence, my second 24 hour German rail strike once again seems like a bit of a let down.
It turns out most of the drivers from the old government run West German DB are still on privileged no strike contracts, which comes with the perk of never being able to be fired (nice work if you can get it). East Germany, for historical reasons doesn’t have this kind of legacy provision, so their hapless commuters are suffering a lot more than we are here.
Knowing well in advance which drivers were legally obliged to turn up for work, DB were able to plan which services to run and which to cancel. They published an updated list of services online and even integrated these changes into their computerised booking system.
Half the connections for my Friday Düsseldorf to Oldenburg route simply disappeared, but the only delay I experienced was when I didn’t have to wait so long (out in the cold) for my Bremen connection.
A journalist scratches the surface of Brittan’s corrupt housing system. click
I feel really sorry for the woman at the end, who sounded like she was about to cry as she described how her house is facing demolition at the hands of corrupt council redevelopers.
As housing prices tumble, more homeowners will experience “negative equity”, that is, when the current value of their home is less than the sum of their mortgage. This is the very definition of modern serfdom. click
Land is a natural resource that existed before mankind walked the earth.
Land values are created by the whole community because of our need to use land for housing, education, public services, agriculture, mining, business, transport and recreation.
Landowners do not create land values… click
