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macroban

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  1. "Kettling" is a weasel word. It is imprisonment without due process.
  2. The claimed turnover of The Bishop at the point of sale was ?1.3m p.a.
  3. Update on debt-ridden Foxtons.
  4. And when Mad Max time comes remember that the water reservoir belongs to East Dulwich.
  5. This is specifically for Marmora Man: I too was taught about the shortage of oak for building and re-fitting Royal Navy ships. However, this is not the full story. It seems that it was an artificial shortage created by a City of London cartel of timber merchants. "Unfortunately for St Vincent there was a "timber cartel" in existence made up of some six of the major timber merchants in England, their leaders were John Larking and John Bowsher. These timber merchants held out against the machinations of St Vincent and were content to trade elsewhere and bide their time. The emerging shortage of timber for repair created a crisis of which Lord Nelson became aware. Indeed the shipwright officers at Portsmouth Dockyard reported that the last supplies of timber were inadequate for repairing the ships which they had to hand." And a couple of references to follow up: Reference 1 Reference 2 Nothing much changes in the City. Personal profit before country.
  6. Is the case to answer manslaughter or murder?
  7. > The 'enslavement' of the population is only theoretically possible if the average joe on the street takes out more in loans than they are capable of repaying based on future earnings. If this happened on a large scale, FRB would fail without the repayments and the banks would close. Better watch out for wage deflation then. If Singapore goes for the predicted 4% devaluation of the Singapore Dollar then it might get personal.
  8. Someone you all admire thinks Lordship Lane might be recession-proof.
  9. macroban

    Clique

    So easily mislead. The clique is merely a loose group of camp followers. You need to worry about the secret INNER CIRCLE. I have not yet identified all thirteen.
  10. macroban

    Clique

    And they are middle class too.
  11. The Maldives are expected to become quite damp within a few years.
  12. How do you foul a dog?
  13. Emily reminds me of the lyrics of an early Pink Floyd song.
  14. It was the Mexican President's wife. Se?ora Zavala this morning visited Addaction Maya, Peckham Hill Street, London SE15
  15. Nice write-up in Southwark News.
  16. If this is for real it will be published in the Court Circular tomorrow.
  17. Foxtons is now in breach of its banking covenants. Anyone who uses Foxtons as an agent to manage their borrow-to-let property might consider reviewing the arrangement.
  18. The builders have been excavating a deep hole in Harry's back yard. Could it be a cellar? Just as well there is no pie shop in that terrace.
  19. > Roy (Woy) Hattersly This is bad form.
  20. There are lots of photos of Jacqui Smith in the newspapers. She's still an attractive young woman. Not tacky at all. You should all just hope you look that good when you reach 58.
  21. Wardy and neighbours, What did your families do on Boat Race day? What colour were your families: were they "light blue" or "dark blue", and what happened in mixed-colour households? Did you ever do the day-trip to the river? Regards, MacRoban
  22. What happened. These guys should know.
  23. For me the best has been the thread that led to the renovation of our War Memorial.
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