Bob Ainsworth: "The way forward is hard and dangerous - more lives will be lost"
A British soldier has become the seventh to die in a week of fighting in Afghanistan, as a minister warned "more lives will be lost".
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I wonder just this geezer expects, they're at war, and people tend to be killed in a war.
Just seven, in a week, the Afghan "collaterall damage" is much more than that?
Ask the Afghan civilians - the ones that are left - that is?
US President Barack Obama: 'The US and Russia must lead by example'
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have reached an outline agreement to cut back their nations' stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
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Big deal, but they are only talking about cutting back, not getting rid of nuclear weapons?
I remember the last time the Soviets and the U.S.A. went through this charade, they left themselves with still enough nuclear bombs to destroy the Planet many times over.
So, Mr. President, gies a break!
Considering the destructive power of nuclear bombs, you know that your cutbacks of the stocks is a meaningless gesture.
By the way, are you going to Israel next, they are polluted with Nuclear Bombs, as well?
Finally, a bit of advice for the rest of us, keep your fingers crossed, for all the good that that will do?
The annual £7.9 million she receives from the taxpayer now only covers about half her day-to-day spending, according to royal accounts published today.
The Queen was forced to dip a record £6.4 million into her cash reserves last year to meet her bills, the figures show. This year she is expected to take £7 million from the pot due to rising costs.
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years
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The Americans are the boys for handing out long sentences.
I wonder if Mr Madoff will get time off for good behaviour?
The Marchioness of Worcester with one of her free-range pigs
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Pigs, are much maligned animals, in my opinion anyway, because they are used as a caricature for human greed, currently the rich bonus hungry bankers with their snouts in the trough, you know, just like the pigs at feeding time?
But in defence of the Pigs, while they usually do get their food in troughs, one or two Pigs, do not monopolise all the food to the exclusion of the rest, at least not to my knowledge.
It's only the Human "Pigs", and for Pigs, read Capitalists, because they certainly do monopolise all the social wealth, to the exclusion of the rest of us - the millions of the poor.
There, I feel the better for that, now you can read about the Marchioness's campaign against the world's biggest pig farmer.
By the way, a nice Photy of her and the Pig.
PS, Her film is on 'More4' on Tuesday 30th. at 10pm.
The number of Britons who can call themselves rich has fallen at its fastest rate in more than a decade after the credit crunch laid waste to their fortunes.
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I like that bit about the credit crunch, laying waste to their fortunes?
Awe what a shame, but of course we only have their word for that.
Anyway, I'm sure that the world's poor will join with me, as I shed a few tears for their, (the rich folks) misfortune?
Only kidding about the tears for the Rich folk, but I have to admit that I do sometimes shed a few tears for the general condition of suffering Humanity, because of the destruction, through poverty, war, and famine.
The fat cats only lose money, we lose our livelihood, and millions a lot more!
Must it ever be so?
It was an agreeable way to spend a balmy evening: a summer drinks party held in the lush surroundings of London's oldest botanical garden.
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From what we read, it seems to me that the bonuses have never been away; have they?
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Pays salaries, and bonuses of £millions to banking executives with it seems no sense of shame? But of course I forgot, Rich Folks have no sense of shame, they even imagine that they "work hard", and the £m's are their entitlement.
You know, to them that hath it shall be given?
On the other hand, for those who hath not, it shall be taken away, see below.
Benefit scroungers if they don't have a job, irresponsible if they do - lone parents now face sanctions under proposed back-to-work welfare reforms. By Amelia Gentleman
Single parent Laura Burton and her three-year-old daughter Kaylen at their home in Essex. Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian
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This is everyday fare for capitalism, when it comes to a miserably few £'s or so a week so that the poor can eke out an existence on what is laughingly called benefit, the axe comes down with a vengeance.
But to the RICH amongst us, the Authorities practically throw money at them, and not just a few £'s either, it's £m's?
Who says Capitalism is fair - certainly not me!
