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February 9, 2012 Magnetic Gandhi
I read an interesting article the other day in which Stewart Lee raises a terrifying argument about Scottish Independence; a point summed up succinctly in the sub heading: The loss of 5.5 million Scots would mean 5.5 million fewer voices to say no to Cameron’s cronies. As you may know, there are more pandas in [...]
Tags: Alcohol, Britain, Drugs, End-times, Food, Money, Multimedia, Politics, Scotland, Writing
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January 23, 2012 Several Hundred Words About Money
In Britain, welfare amounts to over 30% of overall public spending. If we ignore the bail outs – and we should, because £1.2 trillion could have built schools on the moon – then that’s the single largest area of public expenditure; a provision to guarantee a basic standard of living for all those in financial [...]
Tags: Britain, Journalism, Money, Politics