Tuesday, 21 August 2012 06:23 'The government is leading a review of the private rented sector that is expected to announce later this week that local councils should be allowed to exempt developers from the so-called Section 106 rules under which they are legally obliged to make 20 to 45 percent of the houses they build “affordable.” Monday, 20 August 2012 09:00 'The mocking of conspiracy theories in the American press and Western media is based on the simplistic argument that reason is on the side of the government and officialdom, not on the fringe of society and civilization. Anti-conspiracy proponents ludicrously claim that conspiracy theorists are prey to paranoia and irrational thinking without explaining their own faulty reasoning. They put a huge emphasis on labels and none on facts. But they’re not unique. Apparently, name-calling is enough to win a court case in a 21st century American courtroom.' Read more: Why People Reject Conspiracy Theories Monday, 20 August 2012 08:34 'India's quest for a futuristic stealth fifth-generation fighter, which will see the country spend around $35 billion over the next 20 years in its biggest-ever defence project, has zoomed into the decisive phase now. India and Russia are getting all set to ink the full and final design or R&D phase contract for the 5th Gen fighter by this year-end or early-2013, say sources. It will again underline India's firm rejection of the US offer of its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) or the F-35 'Lightning-II'.' Read more: India and Russia Going to Sign Biggest-Ever Defence Deal Worth $ 35 Billion Monday, 20 August 2012 08:28 'While attention in this country was focused on the delights of the Olympics, almost wholly unnoticed here has been the extraordinary drama unfolding in Germany – portending a truly seismic shift in the history of the European Union. The Germans have at last peered into the abyss that opens in front of them as a result of pouring all that money into the debts of their eurozone partners. To say that they don’t like what they see is a wild understatement.' Read more: Germany May Be the Country That Brings the Euro Crashing Down
While the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles says the removal of the regulations will speed up the process of housing construction, the Labour party and the National Housing Federation are warning that the move will have grave consequences.'
Monday, 20 August 2012 07:58
'What do Julian Assange and Andrea Davison have in common? Why isn’t the world media camped outside this place? Because our government and others don’t want you to know what lies within!!
What do they have in common…..they both become political asylum seekers in the Ecuador Embassy in London!!
Have you ever asked yourself why the founder of WikiLeaks always reaches the front pages of our daily and international newspapers and yet this unknown entity (Andrea Davison) has little or no coverage!!'
Read more: The silencing and persecution of Andrea Davidson in fascist Britain
Monday, 20 August 2012 07:51
'Lord Rothschild has taken a near-£130m bet against the euro as fears continue to grow that the single currency will break up.
The member of the banking dynasty has taken the position through RIT Capital Partners, the £1.9bn investment trust of which he is executive chairman. The fact that the former investment banker, a senior member of the Rothschild family, has taken such a view will be seen as a further negative for the currency.'
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