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Africa | Is Aid Dead or in Need of Recusitation?

Posted in Afro Stuff on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It has been interesting to see the debate on Aid to Africa rear it’s head again in both mainstream and social media. Following a speech by Dambisa Moyo (pictured) at the Hay Festival in London earlier this year it has once again sparked varying opinions (some very strong) on this.
The TED Global Africa 2007 conference [...]

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Politics | Obama and The Two Sided Coin

Posted in Opinion, tagged , , , , on May 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What strikes me most about the two sides either in favour or against Obama’s speech at Notre Dame is not so much the content of their positions, I personally think both sides have very well positioned arguments about abortion, but the fact that in so many issues like this, everyone is talking…and yet no one [...]

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Culture | Is Pornography Wrong?

Posted in Opinion, tagged , , , , , , on May 17, 2009 | 8 Comments »

This post is not for the faint hearted or those who aren’t open minded so please if you are easily offended run a mile now.
Is Pornography Wrong?
This is a question I posted up on my Facebook status a couple of weeks ago.  This subject came up after listening to a radio phone in where it [...]

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Politics | Expenses and Goldfish Bowls

Posted in Opinion, tagged , , , on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The last week or so has been taken up with the various reports of expenses abuse by MP’s in Parliament stretching back over the last seven years. (Link to expense rules here.) The UK paper the Telegraph has extensively been reporting on the most flagrant abusers of the system and as a result it has [...]

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Economy | 10 Economic Models Explained

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on May 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »

SOCIALISM
* You have two cows.
* You give one to your neighbour.
COMMUNISM
* You have two cows.
* The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
* You have two cows.
* The State takes both and sells you some milk.

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Youth Enterprise | An Idea

Posted in Work Stuff, tagged , , , on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I have always loved youth enterprise. From the time I set up my first business at 14, to my “hustles” in college to keep money in my pocket. It is also fantastic to watch the climb of young entrepreneurs like Fraser Doherty (pictured) who birth their ideas from a young age and then with perserverance, [...]

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Faith | I Don’t Work Saturdays

Posted in Faith and Beliefs, Work Stuff, tagged , , on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Mainly because of my upbringing and “keeping the sabbath holy”, going to church and fellowshipping with my family, I don’t work on Saturday’s.
Although I don’t go to church anymore as a member, tending to shun the dogma and cultural layers that many religions have the habit of placing upon a free and opne relationships with [...]

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