19/11/17

[Maik]

Reassessing the role of Britain

http://cyprus-mail.com/2017/11/19/reassessing-role-britain/

Quite an interesting short read, if you have a little time to spare

[Maik]

King Henry VIII ordered for Meghan Markle's ancestor to be beheaded

She has, by all accounts, had nothing but a warm welcome from the Royal Family so far.

The forebears of Meghan Markle, the girlfriend of Prince Harry, were not quite so fortunate, it has emerged.

A study into the American actress’ family tree has discovered her ancestor was in fact beheaded on the orders of Henry VIII, his wealth and land confiscated after a spectacular fall from favour.

Lord Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford, was the great-great-great-grandfather of Captain Christopher Hussey, who left England in the 1650s to become a Founding Father of Nantucket.

Ten generations later, in a new family tree in America, came Thomas W. Markle, who married Doria Ragland to produce Rachel Meghan Markle, born in 1981.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/18/king-henry-viii-ordered-meghan-markles-ancestor-beheaded/

...it's a slow news day.


Edit: Oops, missed the 's' off of 'she' and gave Megan a gender change!

[Maik]

There are no unemployed in UK, says Hammond in TV gaffe

“Where are all these unemployed people? There are no unemployed people. We have created 3.5m jobs since 2010. This economy has become a jobs factory.”

In fact, there are about 1.42 million unemployed people in the UK and many more who are underemployed and would like more hours.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/19/there-are-no-unemployed-in-uk-says-philip-hammond-tv-gaffe


What's 1.42 million when you're Chancellor of the Exchequer?

Welcome, Mr Hammond, to Planet Zog.

[Maik]

No confirmed news I've seen re road vehicle tax in Greece for 2018, still showing 2017 on gsis.gr

[expat]

Quite a lot of the unemployed in Britain are sat on the sofa necking a few cans of special brew, whilst farting and burping and watching the Jeremy Kyle tv show, awaiting their benefit cheque. they then may nip out for a new tattoo, you reap what you sow.