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PM declares "no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers".

Cur David Cameron for the dissolution and eventually disintegration of the United Kingdom.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/18/torrent-of-ghastly-revelations-what-military-service-taught-me-about-america-us-marine-corps-afghanistan

If I buy goods from say Singapore using my credit card then by law buyer protection still applies; https://www.out-law.com/page-8595 Should I still be wary? Also paypal's website say they provide protection for purchases abroad too, though they are not beholden to the law of the land so I'd...

Piece in BBC & ITV news about Jaywick in Essex ffs which topped the English deprivation index in 2015! The desperation is mind boggling. Austerity. What austerity?

Very enlightening, an intimate study of chimp behaviour. Demonstrates that in some ways homo sapiens has not evolved very far. Instead of a heavy branch we gotta BIG BUTTON!!!

BBC1 8.30pm. Hope there are more, especially to capture species on the brink of extinction!!!

It must have crossed our minds before, but why hasn't the Queen stepped down to let Charles take the "reigns". Is it the decision of either of them or is there because there is something written in the constituition?

That's why there's no such thing as Austerity. There were all born with a siver spoon in their mouth.

I find most wines from the usual suspects eg France, Italy, US, etc are quite indifferent & found some decent reds from Turkey (Anfora at M&S latest tho vintage bit average) and Pisanto from Urugay a stunner. It's not as tho France is the only country that's been making wine for centuries.

Try after the mid-term elections.

Compared to about 2 yrs ago Twinnings Assam loose leaf is now very weak lacking body. Price gone up a lot too.

Journalists at BBC have entered into a Faustian bargain, yes pay them the Earth.

Here's the article https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/01/investigators-will-scrutinise-arron-banks-russian-links