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Posts by Ben Skipper

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a man with a beard is screaming with the hashtag internal screaming ALT: a man with a beard is screaming with the hashtag internal screaming

Currently listening to absolute word salad from a Field Officer who believes he's a corporate big hitter by using buzz words with such abandon its pitiful. Do these people not speak plain English or understand the importance of clarity when dealing with important issues & engaging the audience?

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I have discovered the lair of the Monster Danish Pastry (Dunes Cafe, Norfolk, UK,). Rest assured I took the hit for the team and was victorious!

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private equity is to business what cancer is to a healthy body

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CHARLES MOORE NOTEBOOK
You often hear of people being
"trapped in poverty", but it is
also possible to be trapped in wealth. This is David Cameron's fate.

CHARLES MOORE NOTEBOOK You often hear of people being "trapped in poverty", but it is also possible to be trapped in wealth. This is David Cameron's fate.

Happy tenth anniversary to this absolute masterpiece of an opening paragraph in the Daily Telegraph.

"We tried trickle-down economics and it just didn't work!" they wailed, "Why must we have so much money?"

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PhD Studentship: From the Frontline: Witnesses to War – Exploring the role, perspectives and impact of war correspondents during the Cold War and late 20th century at University of Bristol Find a PhD Studentship: From the Frontline: Witnesses to War – Exploring the role, perspectives and impact of war correspondents during the Cold War and late 20th century on jobs.ac.uk, the top job bo...

Of possible interest: a funded PhD project in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRB897/p...

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People lauding arch-Brexitier and neolib failed hotel chain owner Rocco Forte as a great and insightful business leader really have no idea do they?

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donald trump is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face . ALT: donald trump is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .

I really don't think Trump has grasped the gravity of the situation he's created.

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a man in a suit is screaming while sitting in a blue bus ALT: a man in a suit is screaming while sitting in a blue bus
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One for all the family. Nan'll love it.

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If not, why not?

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Thank you for reading my article and for your support and kind wishes Stef. It's very kind of you.

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My latest Substack post, Pudding Gravy and Time Outs, is now available to read.

open.substack.com/pub/benskipp...

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Welsh Guardsman carrying an FN L1A1 SLR.

Welsh Guardsman carrying an FN L1A1 SLR.

Breathes heavily in Cold War...

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Cheers Adam.

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Thank you Chris. 😊

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Today I made a thing because there wasn't one.

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A rare bright spark of inspiration. Is this the end of the beginning?

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Just finishing up part 2 of our look at the B-1's troubled development.

Thanks to everyone for checking it out over on our YouTube channel. For part 2, I've been watching a lot of Jimmy Carter's conversations, I'm a bit annoyed Cronkite cuts him off at the vital bit when he brings up the B-1...

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A valid point and an opportunity missed.

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Green and Grey YouTube video by New Model Army - Topic

Just introduced an American pal whose keen on country, to the greatest contemporary UK folk bands New Model Army. Another covert...

youtu.be/3fzm3Da5HUY?...

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A little over six months ago my life changed dramatically. I hadn't heard of FND, along with a couple of other things, and neither had anyone who I knew. Hopefully this graphic will help explain what it is to the lay person.

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Air Transport Security. Everything from rapidscans, no lone zones and sterile areas. It's not something you learn from PowerPoint put it that way.

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I had the Hersey experience... I'll leave it at that.

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Wow, Tudor really went out on a limb there. I can't get over the mental gymnastics this early in the morning.

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Cosplaying ATSY never works out well.
#justsaying

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Fun fact: British chocolate is historically awful and is protected as being such by the EU. Back in the day it was argued using low Coco solid percentages and vegetable oil were unique aspects of British domestic chocolate manufacturing. This approach has resulted in the dirge we have today.

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Fun fact: British chocolate is historically awful and is protected as being such by the EU. Back in the day it was argued using low Coco solid percentages and vegetable oil were unique aspects of British domestic chocolate manufacturing. This approach has resulted in the dirge we have today.

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Be wary for the creationists have taken over FaceAche.

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Thank you bud.

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What's with the car in the background? Barthes would have a field day pulling that nonsense apart.

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