It seems to be a fairly reliable rule of thumb that the more countries agree to do something, the less likely it is that such an agreement will actually change anything.So it’s no surprise that the headlines from the G20 have centred on the latest..
Topics: Politics, Politics of envy, The Economy (what's left of it)

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It may be Friday afternoon, but Kim Jong Il clearly doesn’t stop work early….[Insert schoolboy assessment of nuclear weapons proliferation here.]All of which is only slightly less frivolous than the latest on the Great Leader’s visit to.
Topics: Attempted Humour, north korea, schoolboy humour

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It seems that, according to the Government's Britishness Test, I am not British enough to reside in this country. I shall therefore go back to where I came from.
Topics: britishness, Immigration, Laugh/Cry (delete as applicable)

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All of a sudden, when it’s the State wanting its money, two wrongs do make a right and all is fair in love, war and treasury receipts.
Topics: Freedom, Tax

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This is what happens when one pursues social justice and mobility by policies of social score-settling and an unnerving belief that the state can solve problems that are natural by-products of human society.
Topics: Labour, Politics

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