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		<title>German Hypocricy knows no bounds – especially in respect of Greece!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Twice during  the 20th Century, Germany left Europe in a mess. Now, in the 21st Century, it is their intransigence rather than their high explosives which may once again create European chaos.
Germany had to pay reparations after WW1. However, after its defeat in WW2, reparation payments were NOT resumed. In addition, there was another outstanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Election – don’t elect a Muppet.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spygun.com/?p=9820</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We must make sure that we do not waste our vote in the forthcoming local election.

There was a time when party politics had nothing to do with local elections but sadly, that is no longer the case. Hopefully, one day local politics will return to choosing individuals who are best-suited to manage and control local issues and budgets.]]></description>
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		<title>Harriet on Jerermy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much as one hates to agree with Harriet Harman, in this case she is 100% right.
Politicians have one attribute which business-people have tapped into for years &#8211; vanity and an over-amplified sense of self-importance.
In common with many politicians before him, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt fell in love with the idea of rubbing shoulders with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe’s future is not up to the Bundesbank</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[EUropean Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spygun.com/?p=9790</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Far from abating, the euro crisis has recently taken a turn for the worse. The European Central Bank relieved an incipient credit crunch through its longer-term refinancing operations. The resulting rally in financial markets hid an underlying deterioration; but that is unlikely to last much longer.]]></description>
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		<title>FCNK – Fur Coat, No Knickers</title>
		<link>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/fcnk-fur-coat-no-knickers</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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British politics are cyclical and there are two views as to the nature of the cycle. One is that Labour is in power for a bit and then the Conservatives come along with lots of shovels and clear up the mess. The other view is that it is Labour politicians who wield the shovels after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eurozone bears are roaring louder</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spygun.com/?p=9727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scant weeks ago, European officials were eagerly proclaiming – for about the fifth time in the past two years – that the worst of their crippling financial crisis was over. Greece was in possession of its second bailout, after financial institutions reluctantly took a shearing on their Greek bonds. The European Central Bank rode to the rescue of the crumbling banking system with a €1-trillion injection of cheap capital. And the politicians managed to reach a deal to toughen fiscal discipline across the European Union.]]></description>
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		<title>Netherlands political crisis casts cloud on euro zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spygun.com/?p=9730</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Netherlands, a core Eurozone  member, was drawn into Europe's debt crisis at the weekend when the government failed to agree on budget cuts, making elections almost unavoidable and casting doubt on its support for future euro zone measures.]]></description>
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		<title>Screw the Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/screw-the-interview</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spygun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[How to get to the top with absolutely NO talent]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spygun.com/?p=9697</guid>
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Some of you may have read my &#8220;How to get to the top with absolutely NO talent&#8221; which gives a few tongue-in-cheek pointers as to what NOT to  when attending a job interview.
I thought that it might also be useful to tell you a few other pitfalls &#8211; especially as more and more of you [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/9686</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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CRUSHED NUTS ON THE CÔTE D’AZUR
by SPYGUN

Copyright © Richard Ruzyllo 2011

CHAPTER 1
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
August 1947
A small boy lay huddled on his bed in the dark. Downstairs he could hear his father’s coarse laughter booming around the farmhouse kitchen. A bottle crashed to the floor. Chairs scraped violently over the flagged floor. Then his father’s voice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2032</title>
		<link>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/2032</link>
		<comments>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/2032#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spygun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservative]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2032]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kevlar]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spygun.com/?p=9670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Labour-Liberal Coalition is just about managing to cope with the constant rioting but at least immigration has been halted. No-one wants to move here anymore.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget 2012 – so you don’t have to….</title>
		<link>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/budget-2012-so-you-dont-have-to</link>
		<comments>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/budget-2012-so-you-dont-have-to#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spygun</dc:creator>
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TAX

The 50p tax rate will be reduced to 45p in April 2013
The point at which people start paying income tax will be raised to £9,205 from April 2013; it is currently £7,475 and will go up to £8,105 in April 2012

CHILD BENEFIT

Only those with income over £60,000 to lose all child benefits
Will be phased out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The altruistic Goldman Sachs!</title>
		<link>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/the-altruistic-goldman-sachs</link>
		<comments>http://www.spygun.com/richard-ruzyllo/the-altruistic-goldman-sachs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spygun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing we should understand about former Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith who has achieved notoriety for his resignation letter attempting to destroy his former employer&#8217;s already shaky reputation.
GS is not known as the &#8220;Vampire Squid&#8221; for nothing and its reputation is certainly not as good as it once was.
However, Mr Smith is only a [...]]]></description>
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