Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Week in Brief: UK

20 April 2017 Week in Brief: UK Government GENERAL ELECTION: The government has called  a general election on 8 June.  Under the Fixed Term Parliament Act that had to be endorsed by a two thirds majority of the House of Commons but, since Mr Corbyn has already said that he would back an early election,… Continue reading Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 21:2015 09 24: The Only Lesson of History…

24 September 2015 The Only Lesson of History… …is that we learn nothing from history. by J R Thomas In 1919, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vittorio Orlando and David Lloyd George, the leaders of  the victorious powers in the War to End All Wars, sat down together to sort out Europe.  It was a job… Continue reading Issue 21:2015 09 24: The Only Lesson of History…

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