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Outrage as Britain's foreign aid bill goes UP as other countries make cuts (Can we get rid of our Government? - They are twits! - Stan.)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/389148/Outrage-as-Britain-s-foreign-aid-bill-goes-UP-as-other-countries-make-cuts
French protectionism for ski instructors as longstanding Brit instructor is arrested (Hooray! At last we have found SOMETHING over which the English will actually get off their arses and protest! Time we did this a lot more, I think! - Stan.)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/389116/Skiers-demo-after-Briton-is-arrested
UK
How establishment media fringe are curently reacting to UKIP (poorly written in places, but overall fairly accurate)
http://www.britishinfluence.org/item/the-hole-in-ukip-s-heart?utm_source=British+Influence+supporters&utm_campaign=b62c139c67-EuropeWatch+2013-04-02&utm_medium=email
Migrant map of UK: how Bulgarians head for Hereford and Zimbabweans love Leicester (Looks like Hereford is in for a crime wave! - Stan.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2303259/Migrant-map-UK-Zimbabweans-love-Leicester-people-China-set-home-Glasgow.html
Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP, goes large over halibut steak on wind farm factories, climate change, etc
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/UKIP-MEP-Godfrey-Bloom-afraid-say-thinks/story-18596756-detail/story.html#axzz2PPJltlEL
Roger Helmer, UKIP MEP, Can we ignore shale gas? Well heck no!
http://rogerhelmermep.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/we-cant-ignore-shale-gas/
EUtopia
Hollande's 'new' 75%-wealth-tax catches French soccer pros offside - what economists call the 'law of unintended consequences', c'est le mot juste
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-02/hollandes-new-75-wealth-tax-catches-french-soccer-pros-offside
EU carbon trading (ETS) is dead - but long live King Brown Coal - in Germany!
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/european-co2-emissions-reduction-system-is-broken-a-892134.html
Global
James Turk (rock solid type of guy, I met him) - Argentina may default on USD loans this FRIDAY
http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2013/4/2_Turk_-_Unspeakable_Financial_Destruction_Is_Headed_Our_Way.html
BRICS countries dump some euro, establish own 'World Bank' (Is this the prelude to a Global currency! - Stan.)
http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/brics-countries-dump-euro-establ-news-518825?utm_source=EurActiv%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=522030649a-newsletter_daily_update&utm_medium=email
Techie who is a Bitcoin skeptic (fairly rare!) - good discussion (a bit technical but not too technical, overall v. sound)
http://www.silver-investor.com/blog/silver-market-update/bitcoin-the-digital-kill-switch/
Samoa Air becomes first airline to implement “pay as you weigh” system - I am SO hoping this catches on...being a SlimJim myself...just saying, Brussels Airlines, please... (Long overdue, this idea! - Stan.)
http://www.gizmag.com/samoa-air-pay-weigh-airline/26906/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=fc15f1ce2d-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email
Bitcoin total worth exceeds $1billion following Cyprus bank bust, Jeff Berwick discusses with Rick Santelli
http://maxkeiser.com/2013/04/02/jeff-berwick-on-cnbc-the-santelli-exchange-about-bitcoinatm/
Bear emerges from hibernation refreshed and ready to kill
http://www.theonion.com/articles/bear-emerges-from-hibernation-refreshed-and-ready,31893/
Islamic slavery and racism (This alarming article is another reason why I have no desire to travel to these places! Half the world is still Neanderthal, it seems! Why we are allowing them to come and take up our land and property, I shall never know! Why have we given in so easily and readily? Are we all drugged, or something? Our MPs have taken leave of their senses, that's obvious, for starters! - Stan.)
http://www.rightsidenews.com/2013040332280/world/terrorism/islamic-slavery-and-racism.html
Do some people deserve to hurt a lot? (This 1.35 min video adequately shows just WHY there is little hope for humanity, on this planet! The mentality of these people is so low, it is tragic - the life-long injuries they sustain, with these childish pranks - not to mention the cost and who pays (us, through our NHS, or as many are in the USA, it will be Obamacare) - they are a drain on society and really should be put down - out of kindness as much as anything. - Stan.)
http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2013/04/the-ultimate-exercise-ball-fails.html