tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post8842626528219827778..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: CorruptionElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-68589579680010521222006-12-25T12:47:00.000+00:002006-12-25T12:47:00.000+00:00The last anon post says more about the poster than...The last anon post says more about the poster than anything else.<br /><br />This is the kind of abusive shite I (and others) have had to put up with from those who cannot muster a decent argument.<br /><br />Put up or shut up - and I suspect it is the latter; but learn your grammar first.<br /><br />Just for the record, I've had the News of the World phoning after anonymous claims that I was an employee of Amec(!) and now MWT feel free to throw further desperate allegations about.<br /><br />Again, for the record, I have no financial involvement with Amec or any associated or subsidiary companies. Nor has any such topic ever come up in the few brief conversations I have had with them in the Council chamber. <br /><br />I take comfort in MWT's desperation, as it shows they are losing the debate - and they know it.<br /><br />As I said in the Gazette, I take each application on its merits, and I will not make any comment about the revised LWP application until I see the full paperwork.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819249125186554637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-73833538869474589112006-12-22T17:44:00.000+00:002006-12-22T17:44:00.000+00:00CORRUPTION - Ever heard of the pot and the kettl...CORRUPTION - Ever heard of the pot and the kettle people who put themself's so high should expect a big fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-34775366158880641502006-12-17T14:57:00.000+00:002006-12-17T14:57:00.000+00:00"You seem to have picked up more than your fair sh..."You seem to have picked up more than your fair share of saddos." ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-91527190529676581982006-12-15T11:30:00.000+00:002006-12-15T11:30:00.000+00:00A very interesting subject the arms trade. I recen...A very interesting subject the arms trade. I recently enjoyed the movie Lord Of War, starring Nicolas Cage, which casts an at times satirical eye on the subject. It is purportedly based on the experience of the real life Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, though Cage's character is named Yuri Orlov.<br /><br />The opening line of the film is:<br /><br />"There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every 12 people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?"<br /><br />Anyway, the ins and outs of dealing in weaponry are revealed as the film unfolds, all leading to the climactic twist in which we find out just who Yuri Orlov has been working for, namely "the biggest arms dealer on the planet". It shouldn't be too much of a leap to figure out who that is...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809603228415578065noreply@blogger.com