Broad Oak Magazine

The following extract has been taken from news agencies, though Internet reception is currently poor on account of flooding and there may ha...

It's now reported that the bank bailout will (technically) add another £1.5 trillion to the UK's public debt, making some £2.3 trill...

Update : the media are focusing on rumours of Brown's taking painkillers , allegedly related to his eye problems, which the PM denies. I...

So we're to lose a quarter of our sub-borne nuclear deterrent. Mexican standoff unilaterally defused by putting your gun down first, eh?...

A new invention has allowed us to access newsfeed from the near future. One of our early scoops is that the next General Election in 2010 wi...

In the Telegraph and other papers: Mr Straw also claims today that Mr Brown had nothing to do with his change of heart over the PTA [Priso...

Peter Hitchens speculates that Gordon Brown may resign soon: What will all these people do for a hate-figure if Mr Brown quits, as I think h...

When Tony Butler worked as a football radio presenter for BRMB , I heard him comment on the news media: "They hunt in packs." (His...

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The British Prime Minister has become a desperate man. Whether it be the countless borrowed billions dashed at an economy he has personally ...

htp: Paddington

Hilarious new animation in which the daring but accident-prone duo attempt to undo the damage caused by an idiot who sold off half of Britai...

Jesse extrapolates the Dow and sees it heading for 2,000 points: As my select and distinguished readers now know, I'm an optimist (by t...

"...we can together seize this moment of change in our world to create a truly global society..." Does he know what he is saying ?...

12 months' earnings in pounds sterling (official for the PM, reported for the others):

Reading "The Grumbler" today, I was struck by Rosie Boycott's article on our vulnerability to oil and food shortages, particu...

(the percentages are annualised equivalents) Source: Bank of England

From Bob Hoye in Safe Haven yesterday: "U.K. Sold 395 tonnes of gold at an average price of $274.9 per ounce. The first sale at $254 c...

From the Royal Palace of Westminster This isn't quite on theme, but I turned on the radio for the four o'clock news in time to hea...