SEX DISCRIMINATION LITIGATION Am I alone if thinking Miss Wimmer’s suit is bizarre? I noticed it in yesterday’s Metro, but failed to keep a copy. The Metro, previously the market leader in the free newspaper market in London, is suffering now that the Standard is free and wisely merged with London Lite in July. However, [...]
Twenty minutes googling is enough. I have just failed to find the source for England and America are two countries separated by a common language. Most people seem to agree that it is Shaw, but I have been unable to find anyone who points to a particular work, let alone a more precise reference. There [...]
[Photo courtesy of US Government - Richards is walking with Robert Gates, the US Defense Secretary] I suspect you have to be an insider to understand how our armed forces work. Take, for example, David Richards. He is currently CINCLAND (= Commander IN Chief LAND forces). That means he is technically in charge of HQ [...]
Fear is a terrible thing. It can make fools of us all. Usually, that is comical for all but the unfortunate sufferers. It is hard, for example, not to be amused by all the nonsense on the television screens about swine flu. But when most of the population gets caught up in the fear and [...]
A Sun headline on 4 Feb read: Colonel ‘leaked war secrets to woman’. The story began: A BRITISH Colonel is alleged to have leaked highly sensitive civilian casualty figures after being befriended by a woman from a human rights group. A senior source told The Sun that Lt Col Owen McNally started passing details to [...]
