Category Archives: Odd Bits

Good News bits. One Irish, the other Worldwide

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

One person´s solution to Irelands housing, lack of housing, crisis. A former soldier in Ireland has given his three-bedroom home to a young family who were on the waiting list for a new home for seven years. Paddy Phelan gave … Continue reading →

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Has poverty Really been reduced So much ?

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

As nations attempted to recover from two devastating world wars within 40 years the good and the great of the victorious countries applied their minds to the myriad problems facing them. The European continent was on its knees, physically, economically … Continue reading →

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A “Little talked about” Tax

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

Since less than 1% of estates in USA and less than 5% in UK pay any inheritance taxes one would expect that well over 90% of the general population would support having such a tax. Strangely this does not seem … Continue reading →

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Israel and Palestine.

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

The one word and one image which comes to mind every time I read of spates between these two peoples are “proportionality” and “David and Goliath”. “Echoing his friend Donald Trump, Mr Netanyahu has told reporters that Israel can choose … Continue reading →

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Harvard University.

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

A little item I picked up regarding Harvard. We are talking about the richest University in the world, value of its investment bursary for financial year end 2017 was a whopping $37 Billion. These funds are managed through a Harvard … Continue reading →

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Odd bits from Wednesday’s Press

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

Trump, meanwhile, faces bipartisan opposition to his budget plans to take from the poor and give to the wall. The president wants to reduce spending by $3.6tn – slashing everything from Medicaid to Meals on Wheels – while putting an … Continue reading →

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Brexit and Gibraltar !

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

As we all know well over 90% of Gibraltarians voted to Remain within the EU. Having your cake and eating it comes to mind since well over 90% voted in a referendum to Remain in UK ! Lets be clear … Continue reading →

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Rule #1 in politics-Never invade Afganistan.H McMillan 1963

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

Obviously Tony Blair either wasn’t aware of this or didn’t believe it. Britain invaded, fought in and retreated beaten from Afganistan 4 times in the last 170 years. 1842, 1880, 1919 and most recently 2014 which was in good PR … Continue reading →

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Across the Pond

Posted on December 20, 2016 by

Odd bits from USA in run up to the Era of Trump. 1). Military spending for the last year, 2015. (International Peace Research Institute. Stockholm) Of course we know USA is tops with $596 Bil, 2. China $215 Bil, 3. … Continue reading →

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What kind of organisation would you like to work in?

Posted on December 9, 2016 by

What kind of organization would you like to work in? In 1971 John Rawls, USA political philosopher, asked a very simple question; what kind of society would you like to live in? However, what made this one of the most … Continue reading →

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