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The Royal Wedding
I'm quite pleased I live in a constitutional monarchy. I'm happy Prince William has fallen in love with a beautiful woman, they will marry in a wonderful celebration that will pump millions into the British economy and the world will be a brighter place for a while ( Read more... ) -
I started with nothing - Iv'e still got most of it left.
I can't lose what I never had ( Read more... ) -
accommodation in London
The Dolphin Hotel (dolphinhotel.co.uk) in Paddington has a spacious, serviced, two-bedroom apartment that sleeps five and, at about £750 ($1207) a week, is a steal. Want something even more central? The Capital Apartments (capitalhotel.co.uk) has swanky studio and one- and two-bedroom apartments in the heart of Knightsbridge. Excluding VAT, the ( Read more... ) -
Pink Floyd - Time.
"Ticking away the hours that make up a dull day ( Read more... ) -
Amphibious vehicles
A few years ago the Australian Department of Defence put out a white paper on development of future capability. There was a lot of emphasis on "littoral warfare", which meant fighting in coastal areas. The result was Australia has committed to purchasing some very expensive amphibious warfare ships ( Read more... ) -
The Morris minor
Stephen Bailey salutes a British icon of the late twenteth century ( Read more... )
