The most stressfull thing about doing my tax return this late has proved to be the discovery of how little work it actually required, leading to questions of why I didn’t do it earlier.
For the third time I promise that this year I’ll get it done in a more timely manner. Honest
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Guess who’s cybersquatting michaelhowardmp.org?
via Tankerx, who, as with so many people engaging in the immigration debate, is missing some of the pertinent facts. Britain’s becoming an older country, our net population, particularly in Scotland, is dropping. Making economic immigration easier will cut the number of illegal immigrants working below minimum wage on the black economy meaning more money in taxes and improvements all round.
Technorati tag: Politics
Just finished Gangland, an interesting history of twentieth century British crime, if a little infodump-ish in the amount of data on every page.
Started Fast Food Nation, sort of a literary companion to Supersize Me.
Next on the must read list is probably 1421: The year China discovered the world (but don’t tell Emily, because it’s actually her book.)
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Created at MAnchester (then Ringway) airport during the second world war- a Jeep with autogyro style rotors and a tail that could be towed behind a plane like a glider. More details on the Hafner Rotabuggy. Make a card model of it.
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“C’etait un Rendezvous” A bumper height high speed ride through early morning Paris.
via LostFocus
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