It is immensely frustrating to be unable to fully illustrate the rage and fury I feel while watching and listening to the grotesquely biased and prejudice dripping drivel which has risen like steam off a freshly laid tonne of manure from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News and all the American so-called news programmes in relation to Venezuela in the last few days. READ MORE: Senator Graham Says Trump Discussed with Him Using Military Force in Venezuela It is a disgraceful, illegal and immoral power grab on behalf of the rich and powerful and ordinary folk are fed nothing but darkness and bullshit by the medium of TV which is supposed to illuminate and educate. The newspapers are unsurprisingly just as bad including the ‘liberal' ones like the Guardian and Washington Post which have long lost their claim to independence and are now mere manipulated mouthpieces of the … [Read more...] about Yankee Go Home – Get Your Blood-Soaked Hands Out Of Venezuela
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Economic history of the United Kingdom
The economic history of the United Kingdom deals with the economic history of England and Great Britain from 1500 to the early 21st century. (For earlier periods see Economy of England in the Middle Ages and Economic history of Scotland).[1] After becoming one of the most prosperous economic regions in Europe between 1600 and 1700,[2] Britain led the industrial revolution and dominated the European and world economy during the 19th century. It was the major innovator in machinery such as steam engines (for pumps, factories, railway locomotives and steamships), textile equipment, and tool-making. It invented the railway system and built much of the equipment used by other nations. As well it was a leader in international and domestic banking, entrepreneurship, and trade. It built a global British Empire. After 1840, it abandoned mercantilism and practised "free trade," with no tariffs or quotas or restrictions. The powerful Royal Navy protected its global holdings, while its legal … [Read more...] about Economic history of the United Kingdom
Army wants to recruit ‘snowflake’ millennials who ‘floss’
The Army is targeting 'snowflakes', 'selfie addicts', 'binge gamers' and 'phone zombies in its latest recruitment campaign aimed at millennials. In a series of new posters, the MoD they says the 'your army needs' tech-obsessed young adults who play video games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty and spend hours glued to their phones and image conscious instagrammmers. And army Bosses hope 16 to 24-year-olds will answer their plea for “me-me-me millennials, class clowns, and snowflakes". A youngster previously mocked for staying in playing video games will be “championed by the Service for his stamina”, according to the latest edition of Soldier magazine. One of the most popular games in recent years has been Fortnite - an online shoot 'em up, which sees players celebrate with dance moves such as 'flossing'. A supermarket trolley worker “mocked by colleagues as a slow millennial” will be seen by the Army as a “perfectionist”, it claims Colonel Ben … [Read more...] about Army wants to recruit ‘snowflake’ millennials who ‘floss’
Trump vs Macron: the end of the bromance
Steerpike 13 November 2018 3:38 PM 13 November 2018 3:38 PM Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Whatsapp In all great love stories, there are several common elements. There is the exciting encounter, the whirlwind romance, a fight, and then either break-up or happily-ever-after. Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron’s relationship has charted a very similar path since they first met in April. But unfortunately for French-American relations, it is increasingly looking like their great bromance is heading for disaster. Despite a shaky start when they first met (and a tortuously long handshake) the two presidents surprised everyone when they began to get on famously after Donald Trump went to Paris for Bastille day. The pair bonded over a joint love of military parades, and the French wannabe-Sun King treated Trump like the emperor he longed to be while he visited. But soon after their relationship began to fray. At the weekend, they clashed over … [Read more...] about Trump vs Macron: the end of the bromance
What the rise of the Poppy refusenik tells us about Britain
Brendan O'Neill 1 November 2018 10:00 AM 1 November 2018 10:00 AM Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Whatsapp Is there anyone smugger than the poppy refusenik? I don’t mean people who don’t wear poppies. That’s absolutely fine. Knock yourselves out. I mean people who don’t wear a poppy and who tell everyone they don’t wear a poppy. At every opportunity. ‘It’s poppy-fascism time of year again but I won’t be falling for it because I actually have a brain, unlike you idiots’, they don’t quite say but definitely mean. Poppy refuseniks have replaced poppy fascists (Jon Snow’s uncouth phrase) as the most irritating people of the Remembrance Day season. Sure, the poppy police who take to internet discussion boards the second they spy a newsreader or celeb sans poppy can be grating. But not nearly as grating as the people who virtually point to their blank, flower-free lapel and declare to any poor … [Read more...] about What the rise of the Poppy refusenik tells us about Britain