A French hotelier is threatening to sue Buckingham Palace to prove his family are the rightful heirs to the British throne after his grandmother had an affair with Edward VIII. Francois Graftieaux, 73, says his family were cut from the Royal bloodline in the early 1900s following the illicit tryst. …
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Owing to the statements received in the past 24-hours, the uncertainty regarding Brexit is apparently higher than ever before. Whether a deal will be struck between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) in the EU Summit that is set to start tomorrow is anybody’s guess. Blend it …
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The risk of investors’ incomes shrinking has reached new highs, as the affordability of shareholder payouts has fallen to its lowest level for a decade. One in five global companies could cut dividends, research suggests, as payouts have grown far in excess of profits every year since the financial crisis. …
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were welcomed by hundreds of excited well-wishers today as they visited a remote settlement of Pakistan and learned about the culture of the Kalash people on their royal tour today. Prince William and Kate toured Bumburet in the Chitral region of the Hindu Kush mountains as they …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1060/29713 From The Socialist newspaper, 16 October 2019 Review of David Cameron’s book ‘For the Record’ David Cameron, photo Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons) (Click to enlarge) Lawrence Davies, West London Socialist Party In the establishment’s eyes David Cameron’s claim to fame will be the EU referendum, …
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The Labour Party have demanded an apology from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) after it was forced to admit that it used fabricated false information in calculating the cost of Labour’s plans to renationalise the UK’s utilities and railways. On Monday, a report from the CBI – which claimed …
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When it comes to the festive season, there are a few tell tale signs that Christmas is on the way. The launch of the John Lewis advert, the lack of parking spaces at our local shopping centres and yes, you guessed it, the launch of Costa’s Christmas cups. Nothing says Christmas …
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A HANDFUL of people attended a Lerwick Town Hall meeting yesterday (Tuesday) where three officials were on hand to explain a proposed Post Office move to Conochies newsagent 100 metres along Commercial Street. The Post Office has dubbed the move “part of the continuing modernisation of our branch network” and …
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By Shashwat Awasthi Oct 16 (Reuters) – London’s domestically focussed mid-cap index slipped on Wednesday with investors looking for confirmation that a Brexit deal was really in the offing. The FTSE 250 .FTMC, which had rallied more than 3% since last week on hopes that Britain could clinch a timely …
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* FTSE 100 flat, FTSE 250 down 0.9% * Markets eye details of Brexit negotiations * Housebuilders among biggest blue-chip losers * Royal Mail skids after union votes for nationwide strike * Neil Woodford’s listed fund hits fresh record low (Adds news items, analyst comment, updates share prices) By Shashwat …
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