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Asylum
At current rates (one removal every 26min) backlog of asylum cases will take 14 yrs to clear, at 11 000 GBP per case. Prior to 2002 asylum seeker could seek work after 6/12. Destitution as tool? Section 4 shelter is supposed to help refused asyllum seekers with shelter & food vouchers but must sign up…
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The army in Iraq
Court martial case for death in custody of Baha Mousa, 26yr old Iraqi hotel receptionist. Handcuffed, hooded, interrogated for 36hrs, died of suffocation. 93 separate injuries. 3yr investigation, cost 20 million GBP. 1 soldier admitted inhumane treatment, all were acquitted of all other charges.
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Guernica
Guernica was Basque town full of refugees, bombed by Nazis. Few buildings left standing, 250 dead – one of the first instances of terror bombing, directed at civilians. Reporting was severely restricted, and it was denied that foreign planes had been used (as Germany had supposedly been neutral). But the report by George Steer fed…
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Guernica
Guernica was Basque town full of refugees, bombed by Nazis. Few buildings left standing, 250 dead – one of the first instances of terror bombing, directed at civilians. Reporting was severely restricted, and it was denied that foreign planes had been used (as Germany had supposedly been neutral). But the report by George Steer fed…
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On animal cruelty
Life is no way to treat an animal – Kurt Vonnegut
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What women want in bed
Men are always asking what women want in bed. The answer is breakfast. Kathy Lette
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The basis of all healthy diets
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” – Michael Pollan
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Modesty
C. S. Lewis wrote: “The more we have [pride] ourselves, the more we dislike it in others…if you want to find out how proud you are the easiest way is to ask yourself, ‘How much do I dislike it when other people snub me, or refuse to take any notice of me, or shove their…
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Klimt's duvets, for real
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian artist. Great textiles.
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Life is sewage
A tidal wave of sewage killed a woman's child in Gaza last month. The failing sewage system, together with shortages of parts and fuel, has created reservoirs of sewage that are now several metres above ground level, besides poisoning orange groves and other farming land. An Israeli bomb could release 1.5 million tonnes of sewage,…