Try to influence change when necessary
and not to follow public opinion like sheep
blah blah, blah,
sadly few think deep at all , and when they think at all, shallow depths
and few questions of relevance
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Monday, 18 May 2009
UKFI decision with Sir Victor Blank
A smokescreen! and late and actually PR- as the damage and coup re ownership has been succeeded. These Banks whether RBS Coutts or any of the other now party or fully State Banks- we shall reveiw all end of yera when markets are substanially higher - meanwhile it is a rolla coaster where we travel through to September
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Israel Politics
Avigdor Lieberman Foreign Sec and Power broker!! like their PM Netty! is more the problem and we have not seen anything yet! so be prepared ? What other hot spot , would take a Russian now an Israeli to play with super politics which involves the US, we start to see that Chinese, Russian and American are all playing a game together- at the expense of many inocent humans - as a few get extremely rich-
Sunday, 10 May 2009
Real Wastage and no one seems to truly care !
'£2bn bill' to cancel Eurofighters
The cost of cancelling the latest order of Eurofighter Typhoon jets could leave Britain facing a bill of more than £2 billion, it is reported.
A Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft takes to the sky over RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire .Pulling out of Britain's commitment to buy a third tranche of the aircraft would also break maintenance and upgrade deals agreed in principle with the defence company BAE Systems, The Financial Times said.
The Ministry of Defence may also have to renegotiate arrangements to upgrade existing aircraft on unfavourable terms if it stops the latest order.
The Treasury and the Ministry of Defence are reportedly due to meet to discuss the cost implications of stopping the latest order.
Critics claim the third tranche is too costly and is not essential to defence requirements.
However, the other partner nations involved in the programme - Germany, Spain and Italy - would expect to be compensated for extra costs if Britain withdraws from the third production run.
Currently a memorandum of understanding sets the ceiling for compensation and fines at £2 billion.
But there are fears the total cost could be much higher if Britain cancels, with claims from industry expected to run into hundreds of millions and jobs put at risk.
An MoD spokesman said talks with partner nations over the future of the programme were continuing.
He said: "Ministers of the Eurofighter Typhoon Partner Nations met on April 2 to discuss the arrangements for the procurement of Tranche 3 aircraft. Good progress was made, however, further discussion will be required before all nations are able to make an announcement on the way ahead."
The cost of cancelling the latest order of Eurofighter Typhoon jets could leave Britain facing a bill of more than £2 billion, it is reported.
A Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft takes to the sky over RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire .Pulling out of Britain's commitment to buy a third tranche of the aircraft would also break maintenance and upgrade deals agreed in principle with the defence company BAE Systems, The Financial Times said.
The Ministry of Defence may also have to renegotiate arrangements to upgrade existing aircraft on unfavourable terms if it stops the latest order.
The Treasury and the Ministry of Defence are reportedly due to meet to discuss the cost implications of stopping the latest order.
Critics claim the third tranche is too costly and is not essential to defence requirements.
However, the other partner nations involved in the programme - Germany, Spain and Italy - would expect to be compensated for extra costs if Britain withdraws from the third production run.
Currently a memorandum of understanding sets the ceiling for compensation and fines at £2 billion.
But there are fears the total cost could be much higher if Britain cancels, with claims from industry expected to run into hundreds of millions and jobs put at risk.
An MoD spokesman said talks with partner nations over the future of the programme were continuing.
He said: "Ministers of the Eurofighter Typhoon Partner Nations met on April 2 to discuss the arrangements for the procurement of Tranche 3 aircraft. Good progress was made, however, further discussion will be required before all nations are able to make an announcement on the way ahead."
Drugs when will society be honest and truly start to stop the Trade! or is the money too good for those that have influence !!
St George's professor leads call for action on drug trafficking
The price of cocaine is set to plunge further as traffickers exploit new smuggling routes, warned an international drugs body headed up by St George’s, University of London’s Professor Hamid Ghodse.
The International Narcotics Board (INCB) said cocaine prices would continue to fall unless action was taken to block supply routes through West Africa and Eastern Europe.
South American drug producers are switching supplies from the Caribbean and North Atlantic to avoid Royal Navy and US authorities, its annual report found.
Stockpiles of the drug are building up in West Africa, from where it is shipped to the UK and the rest of Europe either directly or via the Balkans.
Professor Hamid Ghodse, President of the INCB and Director of St George’s International Centre for Drug Policy, said: “Prices are likely to fall providing the governments don’t step up their efforts to intercept supplies.
“The route of transporting for traffickers has become relatively easier.”
Ten years ago the price of cocaine was £80 a gramme, compared with about £20 for a cheap form today.
Traffickers are loading commercial flights with “large numbers” of drug mules swallowing as much as a kilogram of cocaine each, the report warns. This “shotgun approach” makes it more difficult for police and customs officials to spot every mule.
The report also highlights concerns over cannabis use. The UK tops the European league table of cannabis use by teenagers. Around 44% of 15 to 16-year-olds admit to taking the drug, compared to less than 10% in Norway.
“Over the years, cannabis has become more potent and is associated with an increasing number of emergency room admissions. It is often the first illicit drug that young people take and is frequently called a gateway drug,” explains Professor Ghodse. “In spite of all these facts, the use of cannabis is often trivialised,” he concludes.
But the authors highlight “significant” falls in cannabis use by that age group in England, by around 4% between 2001 and 2007. And they welcome the Government’s decision to reclassify cannabis to Class B because of fears over the impact of strong “skunk” strains on the mental health of young people.
British youngsters are also being targeted by illegal online pharmacies selling heroin substitutes, the report warns. The unlicensed pharmacies sell methadone, codeine, and other stimulants without prescription.
"The internet is a major problem," said Professor Ghodse. "That is why we (the INCB) started three years ago to have contact with Interpol (on the issue). There are illicit internet pharmacies and they do not have natural boundaries."
He said that there was evidence of such activity in the United States, Thailand, Australia and the UK but that it was difficult for law enforcement agencies to track down the perpetrators.
The price of cocaine is set to plunge further as traffickers exploit new smuggling routes, warned an international drugs body headed up by St George’s, University of London’s Professor Hamid Ghodse.
The International Narcotics Board (INCB) said cocaine prices would continue to fall unless action was taken to block supply routes through West Africa and Eastern Europe.
South American drug producers are switching supplies from the Caribbean and North Atlantic to avoid Royal Navy and US authorities, its annual report found.
Stockpiles of the drug are building up in West Africa, from where it is shipped to the UK and the rest of Europe either directly or via the Balkans.
Professor Hamid Ghodse, President of the INCB and Director of St George’s International Centre for Drug Policy, said: “Prices are likely to fall providing the governments don’t step up their efforts to intercept supplies.
“The route of transporting for traffickers has become relatively easier.”
Ten years ago the price of cocaine was £80 a gramme, compared with about £20 for a cheap form today.
Traffickers are loading commercial flights with “large numbers” of drug mules swallowing as much as a kilogram of cocaine each, the report warns. This “shotgun approach” makes it more difficult for police and customs officials to spot every mule.
The report also highlights concerns over cannabis use. The UK tops the European league table of cannabis use by teenagers. Around 44% of 15 to 16-year-olds admit to taking the drug, compared to less than 10% in Norway.
“Over the years, cannabis has become more potent and is associated with an increasing number of emergency room admissions. It is often the first illicit drug that young people take and is frequently called a gateway drug,” explains Professor Ghodse. “In spite of all these facts, the use of cannabis is often trivialised,” he concludes.
But the authors highlight “significant” falls in cannabis use by that age group in England, by around 4% between 2001 and 2007. And they welcome the Government’s decision to reclassify cannabis to Class B because of fears over the impact of strong “skunk” strains on the mental health of young people.
British youngsters are also being targeted by illegal online pharmacies selling heroin substitutes, the report warns. The unlicensed pharmacies sell methadone, codeine, and other stimulants without prescription.
"The internet is a major problem," said Professor Ghodse. "That is why we (the INCB) started three years ago to have contact with Interpol (on the issue). There are illicit internet pharmacies and they do not have natural boundaries."
He said that there was evidence of such activity in the United States, Thailand, Australia and the UK but that it was difficult for law enforcement agencies to track down the perpetrators.
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