This Aint a Scene – its a Goddamn Arms Race

Posted by callumldoherty on April 30, 2013
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1 in every 12 people on the Planet own a firearm

A couple of days ago I posted an article on the potential rekindling of the modern day arms race as Russian intelligence released information of orders totaling 900,000 rounds of ammunition placed by the US suppliers to their Russian similars.  Sceptic as you think that may be today we find further support of this claim as The Government Accountability Office it is now investigating large ammunition purchases by the Department of Homeland Security… Continue Reading

I Am An Arms Dealer – Fitting You

Posted by callumldoherty on April 28, 2013
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The Race Has Just Begun

Throughout history we have witnessed the voluminous increase in demand, export and import patterns and general success of business during times on International hostility – and the subsequent demise of those gainers during times of peace and tranquility as they find themselves unable to rid their stock of thousands upon thousands of rounds of arms and ammunition…but is this cycle beginning to take fruition again? Continue Reading

Getting started: Triple-dip recession; Does it all lead back to Thatcher?

Posted by callumldoherty on April 25, 2013
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Reblogged from Callum Lee Doherty:

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The deindustrialisation of Britain began during the 1960s and, during the 1970s, was championed by the conservative Government and their then leader; Margaret Thatcher. Deindustrialisation is the absolute decline of employment in the manufacturing sector[1], a notion that at first glance seems regressive of the economy; so why was it desirable?

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Monetary Constraint: Goodbye, Old Friend

Posted by callumldoherty on April 25, 2013
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Frustrating times in the Commons’

 

The global crisis has cast the world into a state of unrest and austerity.  The fiscal grasp on the planet’s individual economies collectively tighten and render their constituents unable to perform as they once did.  But there must be a better way, surely? Continue Reading

The Metropolitan Stuggle: Inter-Urban Competition and Bradford

Posted by callumldoherty on February 8, 2013
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The Metropolitan Struggle: Inter-Urban Competition

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Most of us know a thing or two when it comes to the wide-scale economy.  Inflation rates, unemployment figures, GDP’s likelihood to rise or fall and the like – but when was the last time you looked at your own City and how it was doing in the micro-continental battle that is inter-urban competition? Continue Reading

The EU Debacle: Eurosceptics, UKIP, Continental Europe and Cameron

Posted by callumldoherty on February 7, 2013
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The EU Debacle: Eurosceptics, UKIP, Continental Europe and Cameron

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On the 23rd of January 2013, UK Prime Minister David Cameron gave a bold and potentially risky speech in which he said:

 

“It is time for the British people to have their say…” “It is time to settle this European question in British politics. I say to the British people: this will be your decision.”[1]

 

He proposed a referendum (if re-elected, of course). A simple yes-no decision bestowed upon the British public as to whether the UK should stay an (integral) part of the European Union, or whether we should brave the weaving path to success alone. Continue Reading

The Banks Made the Mess, You Paid the Price: Libor

Posted by callumldoherty on February 6, 2013
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Today incurred £400Million in fines – why?

With the news today that RBS has been ordered to pay £400m in fines issued by UK and US regulators, many found themselves asking; ‘What is Libor?’  ‘Why have they been fined over it?’  And then, ultimately, ‘How could they?’ Continue Reading