David Cameron has said that we are to blame for the current squabbles in Pakistan, as well as many others worldwide. He is referring to our past history of marching into far-flung countries and declaring them British. And he is probably right. In many cases after we have given countries back to their people, problems have occurred because we leave them with no infrastructure.
Gbagbo is still refusing to give up power in the Ivory Coast and his rival Outtara is still trying to make him. Fighting between the two camps has got steadily worse, but it looks like Gbagbo will soon be chucked out.
A man has been arrested in connection to the murder of Ronan Kerr, the police officer who was killed in a car bomb in Northern Ireland last week. We don’t know who he is yet or why exactly he did it but we probably will soon.
Rebel leaders in Libya have apologized on behalf of the whole country for supplying the IRA with bomb material and for helping terrorists to blow up a plane over Scotland in the 80’s. It wasn’t their fault of course – it was Gaddafi’s, but it’s their way of saying thank you to us for helping them and it means that if they do manage to turf Gaddafi out and rule the country themselves, we can count on them as mates.
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is on trial for allegedly having sex with an under age prostitute at one of his infamous ‘villa parties,’ as well for a host of other unrelated charges. Berlusconi is Italy’s longest serving post-war leader and also very loaded and very fond of the high life. He denies all the allegations, although he does admit he is “no saint.”
Back to Blighty now, and Richard Branson has embarked on a new big mission. Not content with building one of the worlds most successful business empires and breaking all sorts of records with boats, planes and balloons, he has now announced plans to go deep under the sea in a one man submarine next year. Why? Beats me.
Nick Clegg has admitted that he himself got his first few jobs through ‘favours’ and family ties. Yesterday I explained that he is currently trying to get rid of this system in the UK, due to it being unfair on people who don’t have rich and well-connected relatives.
That’s all for now, check back tomorrow.
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