The Purchase of Commissions in the British Army, 1683-1871
The 17th century was transformative. It began with the attempted assassination of James I and ended with a successful invasion and three quasi-legitimate monarchs. The century included three civil...
View ArticleCooking for Slackers: Mexican style jacket potatoes
Jacket potatoes are stupid simple! However, using an oven is expensive and long winded. This recipe cuts out the oven and produces a better outcome. It’s cheaper and faster than Just Eat. Ingredients...
View ArticleFilm Review: Bank of Dave (NetFlix) (Rory Kinnear) (2023)
This is the biopic of Dave Fishwick, a self-made millionaire, from Burnley, Lancashire. He lives and works there and is grounded in the community. As a wealthy man he was often asked for loans. No...
View ArticlePremium Bonds Ride Again
Premium Bonds were introduced by Harold MacMillan in 1956.1 His insight was inventing a gamble where you could get your stake back, in full: Neo-gambling, as it were. MacMillan’s Premium – note the...
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Criminal Bankers and Their Keep-Out-Of-Jail Card
“….more than 17,600 other record[s]… allegedly show how senior banking officials allowed fraudsters to move money [£1.5 trillion] between accounts in the knowledge that the funds were being generated...
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Warren Buffett’s Wealth Recipe is Flawed
“My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest.” Multi-billionaire Warren Buffett Geography Buffett claims being American was a necessary...
View ArticleJeff Bezos and Charity
Jeff Bezos is a multi-billionaire1 and gives large amounts of money to various charities. The most recent of which is $123 million for fighting homelessness.2 This is an eye-catching amount. Some might...
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Selected Quotes from the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill 12th...
James Cleverly (minister) I am confident, and indeed the conversations I have had with the Government’s legal advisers reinforce my belief, that the actions we are taking, while novel and very much...
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