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In today’s FT, Walter Reich has written a heartfelt piece about being an Israeli, and wondering if the […]

John Ward July 8, 2010 FT, Garbled fanaticism., Isreal, Walter Reich

OPINION: WHY UNEARNED PRIVILEGE IS OUR REAL GLOBAL ENEMY

There are times when even the cynical old observer watches a day’s events and wonders, ‘Is this – […]

John Ward July 8, 2010 Banks, enemies of society., Harman, inherited wealth, TUC, Unearned privilege

US PROPERTY: SHOCK AS OBAMA HOMEOWNERS RESCUE PLAN TREADING WATER

The average user of the Obama administration’s flagship homeowner-assistance programme owes their mortgage lender150% of the property’s value. […]

John Ward July 7, 2010 homeowner scheme a mess, negative equity on huge scale., Obama under pressure, Shahien Narisipour

CHINA & THE US: Beijing forced to deny rumours that it might dump US Securities.

Waters muddied by US Fed’s false estimate of how much American debt China owns. It’s always a little […]

John Ward July 7, 2010 China denies about to dump US debt securities, fishy., US denies size of debt owed to China

TORTURE SCANDAL: SECURITY SERVICES ‘TOLD CABINET SOME CHARGES JUSTIFIED’

‘Liar? Moi?‘ On April 21st this year, The Slog publicly called David Miliband a liar on torture. Now […]

John Ward July 7, 2010 Cabinet briefed, David Cameron statement., David Miliband, Nick Clegg thinks Miliband lied, Torture

PENSIONS REPORT: How did the public sector pension liability double overnight?

The understated entrance hall of the MoD When was the last time you met somebody in the private […]

John Ward July 7, 2010 94% get final salary, lied about size of liability, pension scandal, Public sector, TUC dogs of class war.

GOLD DUMPING: Is the IMF involved?

Quite a few of you will have noticed once again that, in the most uncertain global trading period […]

John Ward July 7, 2010 dollar, Fort Knox, geopolitics, Gold manipulation, IMF

TOP BLOG AWARDS: VOTE FOR THE SLOG!

Apparently, this is the link that works, as opposed to the one I gave you earlier: http://www.totalpolitics.com/blogs/index.php/2010/07/04/the-total-politics-blog-poll-2010-11 If […]

John Ward July 6, 2010 Vote Slog inTop Blog Awards

EXCLUSIVE: Goldman Sachs’ Blankfein ‘fulfilling promise to get Obama by steering Democrat funds starvation’.

Blankfein….retiring to spend more time with his lawyers? The Slog’s original story about Lloyd Blankfein vowing revenge on […]

John Ward July 6, 2010 Exclusive Lloyd Blankfein, huge drop in NYC donations.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS: Insurers switching out of equities and into gilts

The assurance sector has been disinvesting in business in the first quarter of 2010, and putting its money […]

John Ward July 6, 2010 Insurance sector, no confidence in economy, ONS data.

BUDD RESIGNATION: OSBORNE ACCUSED OF POWER-PLAY

Sir Alan…”not interested in doing a non-job” Newly appointed OBR Chairman ‘miffed by Osborne remarks’, City insider alleges […]

John Ward July 6, 2010 Breaking - Sir Alan Budd, doubts about power of role, non-job allegation from City., Treasury leak

NOW FORMER IMF CHIEF SUPPORTS VIEW THAT CHINESE BANKS MAY BE IN TROUBLE

Rogoff reignites China sub-prime fears. The Slog’s two recent posts about Chinese banks flooding Asian markets with share […]

John Ward July 6, 2010 Bank of China, China 'bust' likely says Rogoff, Chinese property collapse., Harvard Prof, IMF Chief, Wen Jiabao

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