Daily Archives: August 16, 2015

Forget that Chandelier in Nicola Sturgeon’s official residence what does this photo tell us?

Check out this picture at Bute House on May 15 2015 which is something GW saw some time ago but then couldn’t find it.  Between 2 pillars with 3 panes each and Sturgeon on one foot looking down.  Hmmm.  Sturgeon … Continue reading

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We need to change Labour so we can change the country

IR Comment:  “Politics is broken in this country”; I agree, and the call to revitalise the Labour party will go some way towards mending politics, but the electoral elephant remains; until the UK adopts a democratic system of voting, political … Continue reading

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Get rid of the immigrants? No, we can’t get enough of them, says German mayor

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/16/goslar-germany-we-cant-get-enough-immigrants-oliver-junk

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In 2003 Duane Jackson was convicted for drug trafficking – 10 years later he sold his tech business for millions.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/16/i-got-caught-drug-trafficking-duane-jackson

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United Berlin Was Divided Over Its ‘Eiffel Tower’ : The proposed “Max Reinhardt House” a controversial multipurpose structure of unusual design, was mired in a property restitution wrangle.

March 29, 1993 “Eisenman hoped the 34-story Max Reinhardt House would replace the Brandenburg Gate as the symbol of Germany’s once-and-future capital in the 21st Century. “Every city needs an Eiffel Tower,” he said, defending the much disputed building, which … Continue reading

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