Some Government Expenditure Actually Makes A Profit.

British Diplomats Who Worked In Iran During The 1980 Hostage Crisis Are Deeply Upset By Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning Film 'argo,' Which Suggests They Refused Shelter To The Group Who Managed To Get Out Of The U.s. Embassy.

Even I Would Find A Book About My Life Pretty Dull.

I Think The Great Thing About Grandparents Is Seeing Another Home, Realising That People You Love Can Have Different Priorities, Different Diversions, Different Opinions And Lead Quite Different Lives From The Ones You See Every Day, And That Is Immensely Valuable.

Curiously, It Is Hard Not To Be A Little Optimistic About The Future For Zimbabwe (as Nobody At All Calls It Yet, Except In Political Speeches). The Fear Is Not That There Will Be Mass Slaughter Of The Whites, Followed By Their Flight To South Africa And The Collapse Of The Economy, But That The Need To Retain White Confidence May Mean That The Blacks Are Badly Disappointed.

I Know Of No Wars Started By Anyone To Impose Lack Of Religion On Someone Else.