Judging by the way wages have dropped since 2008, at latest, it feels as if we're heading for a new era of feudalism.

Definitely needs a TL;DR.

Is this the same chain of Burek King in New Jersey?

I know you are not joking. On top of that Ukraine provides a suitable test bed for weapons research.

We're only now feeling the effects of the water privatisation of a few decades ago along with the selling off of the council houses.

When it was reported on the radio news yesterday they said "jumped into the engine". I cannot find anything else to confirm if that's true. Either way it's horrific.

Yes you certainly have.

For clarity, I have not stated any excuse whatsoever, certainly not for Tories, but rather a reflection on where we are at present, where we could possibly be in the future and what has happened previously.

The realistic prospect of an armed conflict with Russia is what has changed.

Whether we cannot afford it is irrelevant, we may have no choice. We couldn't afford it in 1939 and it wasn't long ago that we'd only finished paying for our WW2 debts.

Unless something drastic happens that Putin comes to his senses we are in most likelihood heading for very dark times.

We're not the only country considering a return to National Service/Conscription.

For a few years now I've thought that the food industry will feature as the next controversy as tobacco has been. Years ago I read an article about High Fructose Corn Syrup, its history and its negative effect on the liver. I can't find the original but this one comes close. Ever since I've avoided HFCS.

We then have hydrogenated fats that are considered bad for the body.

The bottom line is that these ingredients are produced to make food production cheaper but at the expense of a healthy diet. Industry sector lobbying helps these ingredients to the market.

To say there's room for improvement is an understatement. Taurus.

I heard that in the US she's known as Moscow Marjorie.

And we thought Hungary was a problem.

I suspect there should be a /s on the end there.

It's probably been longer than that 2014 at least. But I'm sure others will say the cold war never ended.

I've always wondered where is the fine invisible line that separates this sort of interference from that being an act of war.

I found them to be total rubbish in my area and was tied in for 12 months. But someone else in another area will find them brilliant. The only provider that I found having the best decent consistency was EE. But I refuse to go into a 12month+ contract with these new rip off mid term price increases.

There was a time that the UK government had China involved in the development of a new nuclear power station, Sizewell C. They corrected their mistake.

Next up is Taurus from Germany.

Nasty Party targets the poor and vulnerable again. It's a shame that they don't show the same efforts in going after the corporates avoiding tax.

There's a race to the bottom and the Nasty Party is right out in front.