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The Estonians (not big admirers of the French and Germans and prefer to ally themselves with America and Britain) are showing France and Germany how to run an economy. This little country, only the size of Holland and with a population of just 1.5 million, is booming. www.iht.com . . ...

Good news. Britain is getting new designs on its coins, which could be a sign that the Government has decided never to adopt the Euro. From The Times - Picture the future of British money By Alan Hamilton Coins are about to get a makeover and the Royal Mint is offering hard cash for new...

A BRILLIANT idea from Lord Chief Justice Woolf. Send less criminals to jail! By TREVOR KAVANAGH Political Editor BRITAIN’S top judge yesterday called for a sentencing shake-up that would put FEWER criminals in jail. Lord Chief Justice Woolf’s views fly in the face of international evidence...

The best reason yet for Britain to leave the EU. By TIM SPANTON THE EU has declared a crackpot war on busty barmaids — by trying to ban them from wearing low-cut tops. Po-faced penpushers have deemed it a HEALTH HAZARD for bar girls to show too much cleavage. And in a daft directive that...

By TIM SPANTON THE EU has declared a crackpot war on busty barmaids — by trying to ban them from wearing low-cut tops. Po-faced penpushers have deemed it a HEALTH HAZARD for bar girls to show too much cleavage. And in a daft directive that will have drinkers choking on their pints...

The Americans are the happiest people on the planet. The British, Irish and Swedes are also fairly happy. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the French, Germans and Italians are amongst the most unhappy in the world. 65% of Americans are optimistic about the future, and 55% of Brits. Again, the French...

After the years of being embarrassed about our past, people want to sing Land of Hope and Glory By Alice Thomson (Filed: 27/07/2005) This week, in a West London swimming pool, I watched as two large West African women plunged into the water topless in their knickers. No one commented until one...

How 10 quadrillion sums a second will make computer the world's fastest Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tuesday July 26, 2005 The Guardian In the world of computers, it promises to be the biggest, fastest, and most mindboggling, of them all. Officials in Japan yesterday announced that they intend to...

From The Times - Why we must all learn to love Brussels By Rosemary Righter 25th July 2005 AFTER WEEKS of behaving with all the rationality of a bear with a hangover, alternately wailing about “Europe in crisis” and hinting that the poor, deluded French and Dutch voters must have...

Europe's biggest city is getting bigger. How London may look in 2012, as it prepares for the Olympics - The New London Architecture, the first ever permanent exhibition space dedicated to the future of London's architecture, is opening on July 26. Here we preview some of the 31 major new...

EU and Canadian militaries lag behind US and UK Britain is the only country in Europe with a decent and strong military. France, Germany and the rest are falling behind the US and the UK militarily. It's now becoming more and more obvious that "European Armies" are just the extension of...

Former British Prime Minister from 1970-1974, who took Britain into the EU, died yesterday. From The Times - July 18, 2005 Sir Edward Heath dies at age 89 By David Charter, Chief Political Correspondent The man who led Britain into the European Common Market The first Conservative...

From The Times - July 18, 2005 Chirac to be served the best of British From Nicci Smith in Brussels BRITAIN is to wreak revenge on President Chirac for disparaging British cuisine by serving the French leader national dishes and English and Welsh wine each time he comes to Brussels. M...

Britain is increasing its defense spending by $6.8 billion (£3.7 billion) over the next three years to a total of $65.1 billion (£35.2 billion), the longest period of sustained real growth in planned defence spending for over 20 years. Additional resources are being made available to modernise...

From The Sun - English our top export By GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON Deputy Political Editor SELLING the English language is set to be Britain’s biggest export by 2020 — earning £20billion a year. Gordon Brown wants to cash in on China’s huge demand for English teaching. The Chancellor...

Plans by an alliance of ''rightwing extremists'' and football hooligans to exact "revenge" on Muslims after last week's bomb attacks are being monitored by police. The Guardian has learned that extremists are keen to cause widespread fear and injury with attacks on mosques and high-profile...

World's 4th largest economy could become the world's high-technology superpower. UK 'could become hi-tech titan' The UK could become one of the world's hi-tech titans, a report has said. Compiled by analysts Deloitte, it says the UK could be a world-beater in technology if it harnessed...

British fishermen have been crippled by sticking to rules that other states break FRANCE has been fined the largest amount imposed by the highest court of the European Union for flouting EU fisheries law over 20 years on a scale that posed a serious threat to fish stocks. Paris was fined €20...

I read an article in Friday's Daily Mail saying that the brother of the German ambassador to London said that the London Olympics will be disastrous for world peace. He also complained about the prosperity of the British, how we now dress well and drive expensive cars (in other words, he's...

I'm not saying Canada shouldn't be. I just thought I'd post something that I found. BELOW, THE BIG BOY CLUB GDP Economic Rank G8 Attendee $ Millions 2004 GDP/Capita Representative Title Status 1 United States 11,667,515 $37,800 George W. Bush President Member G6 2 Japan 4,623,398 $28,200...