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The Davos Jamboree Solves Nothing
In EU terms, it was just another failed euro-summit in all but name.
Rural betrayal pushes Tory voters away
This is the first outbreak of a new wave of very English local revolutions - call it the English Spring come to the May council elections
Enter the Double-Dip Recession
The world is entering the double-dip recession and the euro-zone and UK are already in it.
Greeks Can't Count
Sorting out the numbers in modern Greece is like trying to reconcile the irreconcilable
Renewables and unrenewables
A need for green energy does not justify destroying irreplaceable British history.
2012 Predictions
A Royal princess has a wardrobe malfunction... A dirty bomb is set off in a major city...
Up Yours (Again), Delors!
In the week which may well determine the future of the euro, if it’s got one, up pops Jacques Delors
Will Italy Rise Again?
A restoration of growth requires far more than can be offered up by following the dictates of smug EU bureaucrats
Upton Cressett wins Hudson's Heritage Award
The entire 48 hours prior to Norman's visit was straight out of Fawlty Towers
Unbillable Hours
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